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warble

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noun (1)

war·​ble ˈwȯr-bəl How to pronounce warble (audio)
1
: a melodious succession of low pleasing sounds
2
: a musical trill
3
: the action of warbling

warble

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verb

warbled; warbling ˈwȯr-b(ə-)liŋ How to pronounce warble (audio)

intransitive verb

1
: to sing in a trilling manner or with many turns and variations
2
: to become sounded with trills, quavers, and rapid modulations in pitch
3
: sing

transitive verb

: to render with turns, runs, or rapid modulations : trill

warble

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noun (2)

1
: a swelling under the skin especially of the back of cattle, horses, and wild mammals caused by infestation with maggots of a botfly or warble fly
2
: the maggot of a warble fly
warbled adjective

Synonyms

Example Sentences

Verb Birds were warbling in the trees. He warbled his way through the song.

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English werble tune, from Old French (Picard dialect), from werbler to sing expressively, trill, of Germanic origin; akin to Middle Dutch wervelen to turn, Old High German wirbil whirlwind — more at whirl

Noun (2)

perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to obsolete Swedish varbulde boil, from var pus + bulde swelling

First Known Use

Noun (1)

14th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

14th century, in the meaning defined at intransitive sense 1

Noun (2)

circa 1585, in the meaning defined at sense 1

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The first known use of warble was in the 14th century

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