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falter
English
Alternative forms
- faulter (archaic)
Etymology
From Middle English falteren (“to stagger”), further origin unknown. Possibly from a North Germanic source such as Old Norse faltrask (“be encumbered”). May also be a frequentative of fold, although the change from d to t is unusual.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?f??lt?(r)/, /?f?lt?(r)/
Noun
falter
- unsteadiness.
Translations
Verb
falter (third-person singular simple present falters, present participle faltering, simple past and past participle faltered)
- To waver or be unsteady; to weaken or trail off.
- 1672, Richard Wiseman, A Treatise of Wounds
- He found his legs falter.
- 1672, Richard Wiseman, A Treatise of Wounds
- (transitive, intransitive) To stammer; to utter with hesitation, or in a weak and trembling manner.
- 1807, Lord Byron, Childish Recollections
- And here he faltered forth his last farewell.
- 1807, Lord Byron, Childish Recollections
- To fail in distinctness or regularity of exercise; said of the mind or of thought.
- 1832, Isaac Taylor, Saturday Evening
- Here indeed the power of distinctly conceiving of space and distance falters.
- 1832, Isaac Taylor, Saturday Evening
- To stumble.
- (figuratively) To lose faith or vigor; to doubt or abandon (a cause).
- And remember, comrades, your resolution must never falter.
- To hesitate in purpose or action.
- To cleanse or sift, as barley.
- (Can we find and add a quotation of Halliwell to this entry?)
Translations
References
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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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