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warble
war·ble 1 W0026900 (wôr′bəl)v. war·bled, war·bling, war·bles v.tr. To sing (a note or song, for example) with trills, runs, or other melodic embellishments.v.intr.1. To sing with trills, runs, or quavers.2. To be sounded in a trilling or quavering manner.n. The act or an instance of singing with trills, runs, or quavers. [Middle English werbelen, from Old North French werbler, dialectal variant of Old French guerbler, to sing in a certain way (perhaps by modulating), of Germanic origin; akin to Middle Dutch wervelen and Old Norse hvirfla, to whirl.]
war·ble 2 W0026900 (wôr′bəl)n.1. a. An abscessed boillike swelling on the back of cattle, deer, and certain other animals, caused by the larva of a warble fly.b. The warble fly, especially in its larval stage.2. A hard lump of tissue on a riding horse's back caused by rubbing of the saddle. [Probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to obsolete Swedish varbulde.]warble (ˈwɔːbəl) vb1. (Music, other) to sing (words, songs, etc) with trills, runs, and other embellishments2. (Music, other) (tr) to utter in a song3. (Music, other) US another word for yodeln (Music, other) the act or an instance of warbling[C14: via Old French werbler from Germanic; compare Frankish hwirbilōn (unattested), Old High German wirbil whirlwind; see whirl]
warble (ˈwɔːbəl) n1. (Veterinary Science) a small lumpy abscess under the skin of cattle caused by infestation with larvae of the warble fly2. (Veterinary Science) a hard tumorous lump of tissue on a horse's back, caused by prolonged friction of a saddle[C16: of uncertain origin] ˈwarbled adjwar•ble1 (ˈwɔr bəl) v. -bled, -bling, n. v.i. 1. to sing or whistle with trills, quavers, or melodic embellishments, as a bird. 2. to yodel. 3. (of electronic equipment) to produce a continuous sound varying regularly in pitch and frequency. v.t. 4. to sing (an aria or other selection) with trills, quavers, or melodious turns. 5. to express or celebrate in or as if in song; carol. n. 6. a warbled song or succession of melodic trills, quavers, etc. 7. the act of warbling. [1300–50; Middle English werble a tune < Old North French < Germanic; compare Old High German werbel something that turns] war•ble2 (ˈwɔr bəl) n. 1. a small, hard tumor on a horse's back, produced by the galling of the saddle. 2. a lump in the skin of an animal's back, containing the larva of a warble fly. [1575–85; orig. uncertain; compare obsolete Swedish varbulde boil] war′bled, adj. warble - Has the underlying notion of "whirling around"; for sounds, it took on the meaning "whirl of notes; trill."See also related terms for whirl.warbleIn naval mine warfare, the process of varying the frequency of sound produced by a narrow band noisemaker to ensure that the frequency to which the mine will respond is covered.Warble the united sound of bird song.Examples: the general warble of the season, 1776; the warble of the grove, 1794.warble Past participle: warbled Gerund: warbling
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I warble | you warble | he/she/it warbles | we warble | you warble | they warble |
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I warbled | you warbled | he/she/it warbled | we warbled | you warbled | they warbled |
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I am warbling | you are warbling | he/she/it is warbling | we are warbling | you are warbling | they are warbling |
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I have warbled | you have warbled | he/she/it has warbled | we have warbled | you have warbled | they have warbled |
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I was warbling | you were warbling | he/she/it was warbling | we were warbling | you were warbling | they were warbling |
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I had warbled | you had warbled | he/she/it had warbled | we had warbled | you had warbled | they had warbled |
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I will warble | you will warble | he/she/it will warble | we will warble | you will warble | they will warble |
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I will have warbled | you will have warbled | he/she/it will have warbled | we will have warbled | you will have warbled | they will have warbled |
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I will be warbling | you will be warbling | he/she/it will be warbling | we will be warbling | you will be warbling | they will be warbling |
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I have been warbling | you have been warbling | he/she/it has been warbling | we have been warbling | you have been warbling | they have been warbling |
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I will have been warbling | you will have been warbling | he/she/it will have been warbling | we will have been warbling | you will have been warbling | they will have been warbling |
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I had been warbling | you had been warbling | he/she/it had been warbling | we had been warbling | you had been warbling | they had been warbling |
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I would warble | you would warble | he/she/it would warble | we would warble | you would warble | they would warble |
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I would have warbled | you would have warbled | he/she/it would have warbled | we would have warbled | you would have warbled | they would have warbled | ThesaurusNoun | 1. | warble - a lumpy abscess under the hide of domestic mammals caused by larvae of a botfly or warble flyanimal disease - a disease that typically does not affect human beings | Verb | 1. | warble - sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or belowquaver, trillsing - produce tones with the voice; "She was singing while she was cooking"; "My brother sings very well" | | 2. | warble - sing by changing register; sing by yodeling; "The Austrians were yodeling in the mountains"yodel, descantsing - produce tones with the voice; "She was singing while she was cooking"; "My brother sings very well" |
warbleverb1. sing, trill, chirp, twitter, chirrup, make melody, pipe, quaver A flock of birds was warbling in the trees.noun1. song, trill, quaver, twitter, call, cry, chirp, chirrup the soft warble of her speaking voiceTranslationswarble (ˈwoːbl) verb to sing in a trembling voice, as some birds do. The bird was warbling (his song) on a high branch. (某些鳥類)顫音鳴叫 发出颤音 noun an act, or the sound, of warbling. the warble of a bird in summer. 顫音 颤音ˈwarbler noun any of several kinds of small singing bird. 嗚禽 呜禽,鸣鸟 warble
warble Vet science1. a small lumpy abscess under the skin of cattle caused by infestation with larvae of the warble fly 2. a hard tumorous lump of tissue on a horse's back, caused by prolonged friction of a saddle warble
warble (war'bĕl), A furuncle containing a larva, as of a botfly. [O.E. wearr, callus, + blawan, to blow, inflate] warble (wôr′bəl)n.1. a. An abscessed boillike swelling on the back of cattle, deer, and certain other animals, caused by the larva of a warble fly.b. The warble fly, especially in its larval stage.2. A hard lump of tissue on a riding horse's back caused by rubbing of the saddle.warble (wor'bel) The maggot (larva) of any of the flies of the genus Hypoderma (the warble fly). Larvae of the genus Cuterebra can infest the skin of humans and other animals, causing myiasis. See: Cuterebra; Hypoderma; myiasiswarble
Synonyms for warbleverb singSynonyms- sing
- trill
- chirp
- twitter
- chirrup
- make melody
- pipe
- quaver
noun songSynonyms- song
- trill
- quaver
- twitter
- call
- cry
- chirp
- chirrup
Synonyms for warblenoun a lumpy abscess under the hide of domestic mammals caused by larvae of a botfly or warble flyRelated Wordsverb sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or belowSynonymsRelated Wordsverb sing by changing registerSynonymsRelated Words |