different between trill vs diddly
trill
English
Etymology 1
From Middle English trillen, from Italian trillo, trillare. Compare Norwegian trille, Swedish trilla.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /t??l/, [t??????l]
- Rhymes: -?l
Noun
trill (plural trills)
- (music) A rapid alternation between an indicated note and the one above it, in musical notation usually indicated with the letters tr written above the staff.
- (phonetics) A type of consonantal sound that is produced by vibrations of the tongue against the place of articulation: for example, Spanish ?rr?, /r/.
- A tremulous high-pitched vocal sound produced by cats.
Derived terms
- trilly
Translations
Verb
trill (third-person singular simple present trills, present participle trilling, simple past and past participle trilled)
- (intransitive) To create a trill sound; to utter trills or a trill; to play or sing in tremulous vibrations of sound; to have a trembling sound; to quaver.
- 1692, John Dryden, Cleomenes, the Spartan Hero, a Tragedy
- To judge of trilling notes and tripping feet.
- 1692, John Dryden, Cleomenes, the Spartan Hero, a Tragedy
- (transitive) To impart the quality of a trill to; to utter as, or with, a trill.
- 1730, James Thomson, Seasons - Summer
- The sober-suited songstress trills her lay.
- 1730, James Thomson, Seasons - Summer
Synonyms
- roll
Derived terms
- triller
Translations
Further reading
- trill (music) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- trill consonant on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Etymology 2
Perhaps identical to Etymology 3, but compare the same sense of drill, and German trillen, drillen.
Verb
trill (third-person singular simple present trills, present participle trilling, simple past and past participle trilled)
- (intransitive, obsolete) To trickle.
- 1737, Richard Glover, Leonidas Book {{{1}}}
- Whisper'd sounds / Of waters, trilling from the riven stone.
- 1737, Richard Glover, Leonidas Book {{{1}}}
Etymology 3
Probably related to Old English þweran (“to twirl, stir”). Compare twirl, thirl, and Swedish trilla, Norwegian trille, etc.
Verb
trill (third-person singular simple present trills, present participle trilling, simple past and past participle trilled)
- (intransitive, obsolete) To twirl.
Related terms
- tirl
Etymology 4
Perhaps a blend of true +? real.
Adjective
trill (comparative triller, superlative trillest)
- (slang, hip-hop culture) true, respected
Albanian
Noun
trill ? (indefinite plural trillime, definite singular trilli, definite plural trillimet)
- whim, tantrum, bizarre fantasy
Derived terms
- trilloj
Norwegian Bokmål
Verb
trill
- imperative of trille
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diddly
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?d?d?li/
Etymology 1
Short for diddly-squat.
Noun
diddly (plural diddlies)
- (informal) A small amount of no worth.
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:modicum
Etymology 2
Onomatopoeic.
Alternative forms
- tiddely
- tiddly
- tiddledy
- tiddley
Interjection
diddly
- A written representation of a trill sound.
Etymology 3
Possibly shortened from diddlywhacker.
Noun
diddly (plural diddlies)
- (slang, sometimes childish) penis
- Synonyms: see Thesaurus:penis
- 1968, Monica Dickens, The Landlord's Daughter, Doubleday & Company (1968), page 268:
- "My child is going to be taught all about sex as soon as he can understand. Mother-in-law is always clucking to him about his diddly. No, no, I say, you must call it penis."
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