warble

¹war·ble

noun \ˈwȯr-bəl\

Definition of WARBLE

1

: a melodious succession of low pleasing sounds

2

: a musical trill

3

: the action of warbling

Origin of WARBLE

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

First Known Use: 14th century

Rhymes with WARBLE

corbeil, corbel