warble
verb (used without object)
to sing or whistle with trills, quavers, or melodic embellishments.
warbled
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past participleof warble.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof warble.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
warbleverb (used without object)to sing or whistle with trills, quavers, or melodic embellishments. -
a word derived from
warble.
warbleverb (used without object)to sing or whistle with trills, quavers, or melodic embellishments.
Example Sentences
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While in the sky, the singer warbled “What a Wonderful World” and flashed a daisy she’d brought along, then kissed the Earth when she and her all-female flightmates landed.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 26, 2025
To date, we’ve placed one order on Amazon: an irregularly oriented clothing-rod system that fits my old, warbled closet.
From Salon ● Mar. 29, 2025
RAYYAN, Qatar — Three different reporters got the microphone at various times and said they didn’t really have any questions, then warbled on with thanks and praise and pretty much euphoria.
From Washington Post ● Dec. 6, 2022
Alarms for the new quake came less than an hour after quake alarms warbled in a nationwide earthquake simulation marking major, deadly quakes that struck on the same date in 1985 and 2017.
From New York Times ● Sep. 19, 2022
High in one of the apple trees a bluebird warbled his full spring song, cheera, weera, wee-it, cheerily-cheerily.
From "Lyddie" by Katherine Paterson
