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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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
The area is home to woodpeckers like the red-breasted sapsucker and songbirds like the black-headed grosbeak, which whistles its warbled song in the shade.
From Seattle Times ● Jul. 15, 2021
The forgotten and forgettable “Little Ol’ Los Angeles,” in 1914, warbled, “There’s a place that ev’ry wand’rer fondly hopes and longs to see. Ere life’s fitful dream is over and he wakes in eternity.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2021
There were singing mediums, who warbled tunes composed by the spirits, and dancing mediums, who moved in a “very eccentric” manner.
From "American Spirits" by Barb Rosenstock
