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war·​ble | \ ˈwȯr-bəl How to pronounce warble (audio) \

Definition of warble

 (Entry 1 of 3)

1 : a melodious succession of low pleasing sounds
2 : a musical trill
3 : the action of warbling

warble

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

Definition of warble (Entry 2 of 3)

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

noun (2)

Definition of warble (Entry 3 of 3)

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
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Noun (2)

warbled \ ˈwȯr-​bəld How to pronounce warble (audio) \ adjective

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Examples of warble in a Sentence

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

First Known Use of warble

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

History and Etymology for warble

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

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“Warble.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/warble. Accessed 20 May. 2022.

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warble

noun
war·​ble | \ ˈwȯr-bəl How to pronounce warble (audio) \

Kids Definition of warble

 (Entry 1 of 2)

1 : low pleasing sounds that form a melody (as of a bird)
2 : the action of making low pleasing sounds that form a melody

warble

verb
warbled; warbling

Kids Definition of warble (Entry 2 of 2)

: to sing a melody of low pleasing sounds

warble

noun
war·​ble | \ ˈwȯr-bəl How to pronounce warble (audio) \

Medical Definition of warble

1 : a swelling under the hide especially of the back of cattle, horses, and wild mammals caused by the maggot of a botfly or warble fly
2 : the maggot of a warble fly

Other Words from warble

warbled \ -​bəld How to pronounce warble (audio) \ adjective

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