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Recent Examples of warble
IEEE Spectrum, 4 Feb. 2025
Diddy’s beat warbles like sheet metal slammed against the ground while Usher sings about maintaining a relationship that’s beginning to fall apart.
—Dylan Green, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2024
Nicholas Bell, SPIN, 17 Dec. 2024
The Celtic Tenors Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center, 300 Main St., Old Saybrook
The Celtic Tenors — Matthew Gilsenan, James Nelson and Daryl Simpson — have been warbling together for years and are back on a U.S. tour with a special Christmas set.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 30 Nov. 2024
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Noun
Enigma transmissions, in Morse code, were identified by their stereotypical military format, while the distinctive warble of the SZ42’s radioteletype signals was instantly recognizable.
—IEEE Spectrum, 4 Feb. 2025
Diddy’s beat warbles like sheet metal slammed against the ground while Usher sings about maintaining a relationship that’s beginning to fall apart.
—Dylan Green, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2024
Verb
Phoenix, who doesn’t seem accustomed to singing, much less very interested in it, is forced to warble his way through song numbers while Gaga refuses to lay down a dichotomy between what’s real versus fantasy concerning her character’s musical talents.
—Nicholas Bell, SPIN, 17 Dec. 2024
The Celtic Tenors Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center, 300 Main St., Old Saybrook
The Celtic Tenors — Matthew Gilsenan, James Nelson and Daryl Simpson — have been warbling together for years and are back on a U.S. tour with a special Christmas set.
—Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 30 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for warble
Noun
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There’s a melancholy in the melody, but at the same time, the rap and vocals really pull out the raw emotion.—
Jeff Benjamin,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2025
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Michael Robinson heard the saxophone melody drifting toward his bus Wednesday and walked over to hear Damico Brown’s smooth jazz notes outside the Gary Metro Station.—
Carole Carlson,
Chicago Tribune,
25 June 2025
Verb
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There’ll probably be some cowbells, and there might be someone trilling in sultry Portuguese or a burst of wordless, stoic alpha-male grunts.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
26 Mar. 2025
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Her soft-focus voice floats over trilling mandolin picking and reserved fiddle.—
Jessica Nicholson,
Billboard,
10 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The only song in the whole musical that regularly gets done for karaoke.—
Elainie Barraza,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 June 2025
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The 1943 Argentine Revolution is happening, which Ché helpfully explains in song.—
Marley Marius,
Vogue,
29 June 2025
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“Warble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warble. Accessed 5 Jul. 2025.
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