warble
verb (used without object)
to sing or whistle with trills, quavers, or melodic embellishments.
are warbling
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present progressiveof warble.present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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The context of the numbers isn’t conveyed, so there’s little attempt at understanding characters who are warbling or belting their predicaments.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 11, 2021
They are warbling away, but getting the words wrong.
From The Guardian ● Dec. 23, 2012
A gentle wind is rushing through it now; the faint murmur of some "hidden brook," singing its "quiet tune," fall upon the ear; some happy birds are warbling in the thickets.
From Mrs. Geoffrey by Duchess
Over the Holy Virgin's, the birds are warbling or flowers are blossoming; over John the Baptist's, lights are burning; over Christ's, angels are singing.
From A Survey of Russian Literature, with Selections by Isabel Florence Hapgood
In every meadow, birds are warbling, calling to their mates, and soaring into the blue, if we will only stop our grumbling long enough to hear them.
From The Optimist's Good Morning by Florence Hobart Perin
