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Re:Why Arabic Is Terrific (2011) by yorwba on Wednesday June 26, 2019 @06:05PM (#20289720)
I notice you don't link the Wikipedia page about the rolled R [1], probably because it contradicts you. There are many kinds of rhotic trills and the guttural R (aka uvular trill) is one of them.

Another fun trill is the bilabial one [2], like imitating a fart with your lips. It doesn't really qualify as a rolled R, though.

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rolled_R

[2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bilabial_trill

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Re:Why Arabic Is Terrific (2011) by thaumasiotes on Thursday June 27, 2019 @03:33AM (#20292428)
> Another fun trill is the bilabial one [2], like imitating a fart with your lips.

The normal (American) English term for this is "raspberry".

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