warble
verb (used without object)
to sing or whistle with trills, quavers, or melodic embellishments.
had warbled
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past perfectof warble.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Through the sounds of war and labour She had warbled all day long, While the Angels leant and listened Only to her song.
From Legends and Lyrics Part 2 by Adelaide Anne Procter
Even the mocking-bird that had warbled for hours in the old mulberry-tree had sung himself asleep.
From The Awakening and Selected Short Stories by Kate Chopin
A bird sang in the grove, tuning its lay to reproduce the notes of every songster that had warbled during the daytime.
From Sea-Dogs All! A Tale of Forest and Sea by Tom Bevan
When the feathered songster had warbled forth his lay and flown to a distant tree on which to try its notes, Charles asked: "Have you seen your father recently?"
From The Witch of Salem or Credulity Run Mad by F. A. (Freeland A.) Carter
"Is that all?" said the cavalier, when Jacinto had warbled out the last line.
From Calavar or The Knight of The Conquest, A Romance of Mexico by Robert Montgomery Bird
