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warble
1[ wawr-buhl ]
verb (used without object)
- to sing or whistle with trills, quavers, or melodic embellishments:
The canary warbled most of the day.
- to yodel.
- (of electronic equipment) to produce a continuous sound varying regularly in pitch and frequency.
verb (used with object)
- to sing (an aria or other selection) with trills, quavers, or melodious turns.
- to express or celebrate in or as if in song; carol.
noun
- a warbled song or succession of melodic trills, quavers, etc.
- the act of warbling.
warble
2[ wawr-buhl ]
noun
- a small, hard tumor on a horse's back, produced by the galling of the saddle.
- a lump in the skin of an animal's back, containing the larva of a warble fly.
warble
1/ ˈwɔːbəl /
verb
- to sing (words, songs, etc) with trills, runs, and other embellishments
- tr to utter in a song
- another word for yodel
noun
- the act or an instance of warbling
warble
2/ ˈwɔːbəl /
noun
- a small lumpy abscess under the skin of cattle caused by infestation with larvae of the warble fly
- a hard tumorous lump of tissue on a horse's back, caused by prolonged friction of a saddle
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Derived Forms
- ˈwarbled, adjective
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Other Words From
- warbled adjective
- un·warbled adjective
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Word History and Origins
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Example Sentences
It rose with a low, clear, deliberate warble, and seemed to float in the gray sky like the note of a lark.
Their subdued warble may be heard during October and later, as if the birds were humming to themselves.
Shrill and re-echoing through the narrow passage came the flute-like warble which Jacob knew only too well.
Petticoat told her that his mother had been living with him, but had fled incontinently on hearing a description of Warble.
The car was a museum piece, and as Warble caromed into its cushions she felt that her lines had fallen in pleasant places.
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