warble
verb (used without object)
to sing or whistle with trills, quavers, or melodic embellishments.
warbling
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present participleof warble.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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As they watched themselves warbling, a camera captured the full array of their facial expressions—moans, groans and self-conscious laughter.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
The frontman seems to somehow anchor the rhythmic chaos, warbling words that swerve wildly between incisiveness and irreverence; wisdom and wonderful nonsense.
From BBC ● Jan. 6, 2026
“Tumbos” is a warbling electronic love song intercepted at times by plinking bachata strings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 28, 2025
Like a trio of canaries in a coal mine warbling at the top of their lungs, three recent studies warn of various ways that global warming is drastically changing the planet.
From Salon ● Mar. 11, 2024
A Synthetic Music machine was warbling out a super-cornet solo.
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
