warble
verb (used without object)
to sing or whistle with trills, quavers, or melodic embellishments.
is warbling
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present progressiveof warble (3rd person singular).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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Fast forward six years, and Julie Andrews is warbling that the hills are alive.
From The Guardian ● Feb. 27, 2020
Toney," said the Professor, "when the young lady hears that she will suppose that the spirit of a troubadour is warbling under her window.
From The Funny Philosophers Wags and Sweethearts by George Yellott
Kit, in her high, sweet voice, is warbling that little, pretty thing about a "lover and his lass," in the next field.
From Rossmoyne by Unknown
IV In the swamp in secluded recesses, A shy and hidden bird is warbling a song.
From Our American Holidays: Lincoln's Birthday A Comprehensive View of Lincoln as Given in the Most Noteworthy Essays, Orations and Poems, in Fiction and in Lincoln's Own Writings by Robert Haven Schauffler
O lady wake!—the azure moon Is rippling in the verdant skies, The owl is warbling his soft tune, Awaiting but thy snowy eyes.
From The Book of Humorous Verse by Carolyn Wells
