Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to trill
Participle: trilled
Gerund: trilling
Indicative
Present
| I | trill |
| you | trill |
| he;she;it | trills |
| we | trill |
| you | trill |
| they | trill |
Perfect
| I | have trilled |
| you | have trilled |
| he;she;it | has trilled |
| we | have trilled |
| you | have trilled |
| they | have trilled |
Past
| I | trilled |
| you | trilled |
| he;she;it | trilled |
| we | trilled |
| you | trilled |
| they | trilled |
Pluperfect
| I | had trilled |
| you | had trilled |
| he;she;it | had trilled |
| we | had trilled |
| you | had trilled |
| they | had trilled |
Future
| I | will trill |
| you | will trill |
| he;she;it | will trill |
| we | will trill |
| you | will trill |
| they | will trill |
Future Perfect
| I | will have trilled |
| you | will have trilled |
| he;she;it | will have trilled |
| we | will have trilled |
| you | will have trilled |
| they | will have trilled |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | trill |
| you | trill |
| he;she;it | trill |
| we | trill |
| you | trill |
| they | trill |
Perfect
| I | have trilled |
| you | have trilled |
| he;she;it | have trilled |
| we | have trilled |
| you | have trilled |
| they | have trilled |
Imperfect
| I | trilled |
| you | trilled |
| he;she;it | trilled |
| we | trilled |
| you | trilled |
| they | trilled |
Pluperfect
| I | had trilled |
| you | had trilled |
| he;she;it | had trilled |
| we | had trilled |
| you | had trilled |
| they | had trilled |
Conditional
Present
| I | would trill |
| you | would trill |
| he;she;it | would trill |
| we | would trill |
| you | would trill |
| they | would trill |
Perfect
| I | would have trilled |
| you | would have trilled |
| he;she;it | would have trilled |
| we | would have trilled |
| you | would have trilled |
| they | would have trilled |
Imperative
| you | trill |
| we | Let's trill |
| you | trill |
Verbs conjugated like 'trill'
abandon,
abduct,
abear,
aberr,
abject,
abord,
abort,
abound,
abraid,
abray,
abrook,
abscind,
abscond,
absist,
absorb,
abstain,
abstract,
accend,
accent,
accept, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'trill'
drill,
frill,
grill,
prill,
rill,
thrill,
till,
troll,
twill,
akill,
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. 1649, from It.
trillio, triglio "a quavering or warbling in singing," probably of imitative origin. The verb is 1666, from It.
trillare "to quaver, trill."
2. From Middle English trillen, from Italian trillo, trillare. Compare German trillern, Norwegian trille, Swedish trilla. See: German, old spelling '
trillern', Swedish '
trilla'.
Verbs referencing "trill"
German, old spelling
trillern.
Sample Sentences
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To judge of trilling notes and tripping feet. [1692, John Dryden, Cleomenes, the Spartan Hero, a Tragedy:]
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to trill a note, or the letter r
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The sober-suited songstress trills her lay. [a. 1749 (date written), James Thomson, “Summer”, in The Seasons, London: […] A[ndrew] Millar, and sold by Thomas Cadell, […], published 1768, →OCLC:]