Trilling

"Mary"
I do too. My Buddha trills in greeting when she is particularly happy
and my little tabby trills while she's being petted. It is really cute
and you're lucky!!


and what exactly is trilling...sure I could look it up...but what fun is
this?

(don't make me look it up) ;( errrrrrrrrr errrrrrrr

when I first read it, my mind saw Thrilling! and sooo it stayed there...till
I went to other pc, where typeset it larger...hahahaha...thrilling? what
kind of cat thrills

bigbadbarry wrote:

"Mary"
I do too. My Buddha trills in greeting when she is particularly happy
and my little tabby trills while she's being petted. It is really cute
and you're lucky!!


and what exactly is trilling...sure I could look it up...but what fun is
this?

Lionel Trilling, U.S. author and critic.

As for the trilling of cats, it's a vocal flutter, akin to someone
rolling uvular Rs. Think of voiced purring.

bigbadbarry wrote:
"Mary"
I do too. My Buddha trills in greeting when she is particularly happy
and my little tabby trills while she's being petted. It is really
cute and you're lucky!!


And what exactly is trilling...sure I could look it up...but what fun
is this?

(don't make me look it up) ;( errrrrrrrrr errrrrrrr

When I first read it, my mind saw Thrilling! and sooo it stayed
there...till I went to other pc, where typeset it
larger...hahahaha...thrilling? what kind of cat thrills?

Maine Coons seem to be the most "affected"

http://www.geobop.com/world/NA/US/ME/Cat.htm
http://www.workman.com/catalog/seeex...cgi?158017311X
http://pets.yahoo.com/pets/cats/bt/cat_talk

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"Mary"
I do too. My Buddha trills in greeting when she is particularly happy
and my little tabby trills while she's being petted. It is really cute
and you're lucky!!


and what exactly is trilling...sure I could look it up...but what fun is
this?

(don't make me look it up) ;( errrrrrrrrr errrrrrrr

when I first read it, my mind saw Thrilling! and sooo it stayed
there...till
I went to other pc, where typeset it larger...hahahaha...thrilling? what
kind of cat thrills



I don;t know of another way to put it! It is a rolling,
thrrrrrrpppppping kind of birdy sound.

Yep. The Maine coon mix does it all the time.She has taught her
"vocabulary" to the formerly silent tuxedo and now they both do it.
It's especilaly cute when they run around singing to themselves :

Noon Cat Nick wrote:

Trilling is one of the basic sounds cats make, along with meowing,
purring, howling, growling, hissing, spitting, whimpering, and chirping.
And just like those other sounds, there is a variety of trills. The
sound is usually associated with Maine coons, which are noted for their
extensive vocabulary. But many other cats also trill. Feline experts
regard it as a cat's "come hither" sound, seeking another's attention
for some reason, or even just as a simple greeting.

Maynard did it a little. His was a response. I'd call him, and he make
a little trill sound. Otherwise, he meowed and talked like a typical
siamese (he's half siamese).

Jay Jay is my newest arrival, and he has got to be part Maine Coon. He
is 16 lbs, quite fluffy, quite a chatterbox, and does more trilling and
chirping than meowing. I've referred to him as bilingual. He talks two
different styles, and I am still learning how to interpret the new
style.

"Mary"
I don;t know of another way to put it! It is a rolling,
thrrrrrrpppppping kind of birdy sound.



Oh, I want me one! I've never heard that.