Definition of warble
1 : a melodious succession of low pleasing sounds
2 : a musical trill
3 : the action of warbling
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Origin and Etymology 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
Examples of warble in a Sentence
Birds were warbling in the trees.
He warbled his way through the song.
14th Century
First Known Use of warble
14th century
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Definition of warble
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
Origin and Etymology of warble
perhaps of Scandinavian origin; akin to obsolete Swedish varbulde boil, from var pus + bulde swelling
First Known Use: circa 1585
WARBLE Defined for English Language Learners
warble
Definition of warble for English Language Learners
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of a bird : to sing a song that has many different notes
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: to sing (something) especially with a high or shaky voice
WARBLE Defined for Kids
Definition of warble for Students
1 : low pleasing sounds that form a melody (as of a bird)
2 : the action of making low pleasing sounds that form a melody
Definition of warble for Students
warbled
;warbling
: to sing a melody of low pleasing sounds
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