warbler

[wawr-bler]

noun

1. any of several small, chiefly Old World songbirds of the subfamily Sylviidae.

2. Also called wood warbler. any of numerous small New World songbirds of the family Parulidae, many species of which are brightly colored.

3. a person or thing that warbles. warble.

warbler

/ ˈwɔːblə /

noun

1. a person or thing that warbles

2. any small active passerine songbird of the Old World subfamily Sylviinae: family Muscicapidae. They have a cryptic plumage and slender bill and are arboreal insectivores

3. Also called: wood warbler. any small bird of the American family Parulidae, similar to the Old World forms but often brightly coloured

Word History and Origins

Origin of warbler¹

First recorded in 1605–15; warble ¹ + -er ¹

Example Sentences

Every spring, the familiar songs of Wood Thrushes and warblers drift back into parks and neighborhoods across eastern North America.

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He studied the Lumleys as painstakingly as a poet studies the clouds, or as a birdwatcher studies her warblers and nuthatches.

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The earth was springy with moss, and a white-throated warbler chirped merrily from somewhere nearby.

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“Whether it is a nuthatch or a warbler is perhaps a matter for debate,” Penelope said briskly as she shut the wide-open nursery windows and fastened the latch for good measure.

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In Tompkins this spring, he saw a variety of warblers, some Northern Parulas and a pair of Red-tailed Hawks that mate in the park.

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