warble
1[ wawr-buh l ]
/ ˈwɔr bəl /
verb (used without object), war·bled, war·bling.
verb (used with object), war·bled, war·bling.
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.
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warangal, waratah, warb, warbeck, warbeck, perkin, warble, warble fly, warbler, warbling vireo, warburg, warburg, otto heinrich
Origin of warble
11300–50; Middle English werble a tune < Old North French < Germanic; compare Old High German werbel something that turns, equivalent to werb- (cognate with Old English hweorf- in hweorfan to turn) + -el noun suffix
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British Dictionary definitions for warbling (1 of 2)
warble
1/ (ˈwɔːbəl) /
verb
to sing (words, songs, etc) with trills, runs, and other embellishments
(tr) to utter in a song
US another word for yodel
noun
the act or an instance of warbling
Word Origin for warble
C14: via Old French werbler from Germanic; compare Frankish hwirbilōn (unattested), Old High German wirbil whirlwind; see whirl
British Dictionary definitions for warbling (2 of 2)
warble
2/ (ˈwɔːbəl) /
noun vet science
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
Derived Formswarbled, adjective
Word Origin for warble
C16: of uncertain origin
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