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warble1 /wörˈbl/ intransitive verb- To sing in a vibrating treble or soprano, to trill (sometimes facetious or derogatory)
- To sing with elaborations such as runs and trills
- To sing sweetly as birds do
- To make or be produced as a sweet quavering sound
- To yodel (US)
transitive verb- To sing in a vibratory manner
- To sing sweetly
- To express or extol in poetry or song
- To cause (eg a stringed instrument) to vibrate or sound musically
noun- The activity, or a spell, of warbling
- A quavering modulation of the voice
- A song
ORIGIN: ONFr werbler (OFr guerbler); of Gmc origin warˈbler noun - Someone who warbles
- A songster
- A singing-bird
- Any bird of the subfamily Sylviinae of the family Muscicapidae (willow warbler, reed warbler, whitethroat, blackcap, etc)
- Any of numerous small, brightly-coloured American birds of the family Parulidae
- A whistle used in infant classes, etc
- (in bagpipe music) an ornamental group of grace notes
warˈbling noun and adjective warˈblingly adverb |