warble
1[ wawr-buhl ]
/ ˈwɔr bəl /
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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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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
Definition for warble (2 of 2)
warble2
[ wawr-buhl ]
/ ˈwɔr bəl /
noun Veterinary Pathology.
a small, hard tumor on a horse's back, produced by the galling of the saddle.
a lump in the skin of an animal's back, containing the larva of a warble fly.
Origin of warble
21575–85; origin uncertain; compare obsolete Swedish varbulde boil
OTHER WORDS FROM warble
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British Dictionary definitions for warble (1 of 2)
warble1
/ (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 warble (2 of 2)
warble2
/ (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 forms of warble
warbled, adjectiveWord Origin for warble
C16: of uncertain origin
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