warble
verb (used without object)
to sing or whistle with trills, quavers, or melodic embellishments.
was warbling
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past progressiveof warble.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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They were all supposed to be listening to a Christmas broadcast by Mrs. Weasley’s favorite singer, Celestina Warbeck, whose voice was warbling out of the large wooden wireless set.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
A Synthetic Music machine was warbling out a super-cornet solo.
From "Brave New World" by Aldous Huxley
A sweet voice which seemed to come from a deep and tender soul was warbling a plaintive little air within.
From Twice Told Tales by Nathaniel Hawthorne
At the same instant she hears a thrilling song from a tree, which was warbling like a bird.
From Basque Legends With an Essay on the Basque Language by Wentworth Webster
The voice of Dove was warbling another melody.
From The Funny Philosophers Wags and Sweethearts by George Yellott
