1
as in shrill
having a high musical pitch or range
the treble shrieks of children at play
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as in triple
having three units or parts
a treble painting, with each panel telling a different part of the Nativity story
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Recent Examples of treble
Rivers of deep, deep bass flowed under tingling treble waves.
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Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2025
These fish also love weedy areas, which can be a challenge to fish with a plug that has two or three treble hooks hanging off the belly.
—Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 5 Feb. 2025
Both headphones provide a more balanced treble response without sharp spikes while maintaining high detail and clarity across the entire upper frequency range which can help considerably with critical mixing decisions.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
Each earpiece contains a powerful 10mm dynamic driver for the lower frequencies, a precision 6mm planar driver for the mids and three balanced armature drivers creating the treble end of the sound spectrum.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
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Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 14 Feb. 2025
These fish also love weedy areas, which can be a challenge to fish with a plug that has two or three treble hooks hanging off the belly.
—Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 5 Feb. 2025
Both headphones provide a more balanced treble response without sharp spikes while maintaining high detail and clarity across the entire upper frequency range which can help considerably with critical mixing decisions.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
Each earpiece contains a powerful 10mm dynamic driver for the lower frequencies, a precision 6mm planar driver for the mids and three balanced armature drivers creating the treble end of the sound spectrum.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes, 19 Jan. 2025
See All Example Sentences for treble
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“Treble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/treble. Accessed 10 Apr. 2025.
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