warble
verb (used without object)
to sing or whistle with trills, quavers, or melodic embellishments.
will warble
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future tenseof warble.future tense
Used to express actions, events, or states that have not yet occurred but are expected to happen.
Example Sentences
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The bracketologists will warble; the talking heads will babble; the committee will make mistakes and excuses; brackets will be filled out; and arenas will be filled with fans ardently hoping to see their teams win.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 13, 2020
Bird In Brooksville, Fla., Mrs. Jesse Callahan asserted that her pet hen "Happy Ann" will warble long or short tunes, loudly or softly, as directed.
From Time Magazine Archive
Doubtless you have often heard Of the thrush, that gladsome bird, Who will warble any day, Be it cold or wet or gray.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Volume 156, June 18, 1919 by Various
But when she will warble of Halls—they're of Marble,— Or Meetings by Moonlight, I'm sorry, I'm sorry To see curls, and passion, so out of the fashion, Made mock of by "Up-to-date" Florry, -date Florry.
From Punch, or the London Charivari, Vol. 105 October 7, 1893 by Various
The wrens will warble in chorus, Rare music, so touching and sweet; The orioles sent for their tickets, And will surely give us a treat.
From Our Young Folks at Home and Abroad by Daphne Dale
