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Meaning of 'warble' (Webster Dictionary)

1 . Warble [ n.]
- A small, hard tumor which is produced on the back of a horse by the heat or pressure of the saddle in traveling.
- A small tumor produced by the larvae of the gadfly in the backs of horses, cattle, etc. Called also warblet, warbeetle, warnles.
- See Wormil.
- A quavering modulation of the voice; a musical trill; a song.
2 . Warble [ v. i.]
- To be quavered or modulated; to be uttered melodiously.
- To sing in a trilling manner, or with many turns and variations.
- To sing with sudden changes from chest to head tones; to yodel.
3 . Warble [ v. t.]
- To sing in a trilling, quavering, or vibratory manner; to modulate with turns or variations; to trill; as, certain birds are remarkable for warbling their songs.
- To utter musically; to modulate; to carol.
- To cause to quaver or vibrate.

Meaning of 'warble' (Princeton's WordNet)

1 . warble [ v]
Meaning (1):
- sing by changing register; sing by yodeling
Example in sentence:
  • The Austrians were yodeling in the mountains

Nearby Words:

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