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Recent Examples of warble
Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 19 Mar. 2025
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
Ben Sisario, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
To lend the appearance of vitality, junk cars driven by mannequins populated the parking lot to the backdrop of warbling holiday tapes played on low-fidelity loudspeakers.
—Douglas C. Towne, The Arizona Republic, 18 Dec. 2024
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Noun
Budgie neural activity is so closely aligned with the chirps, warbles, and calls the birds produce that Long and his co-researchers could chart the undulating frequency of a call based on the signals of five neurons alone, with near exact precision.
—Lauren Leffer, Popular Science, 19 Mar. 2025
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
Verb
Peggy Seeger’s 1957 recording of it is a brisk, warbling take with arpeggiated acoustic guitar — a classic example of the kind of carefree-songbird tunes from the early folk revival.
—Ben Sisario, New York Times, 24 Feb. 2025
To lend the appearance of vitality, junk cars driven by mannequins populated the parking lot to the backdrop of warbling holiday tapes played on low-fidelity loudspeakers.
—Douglas C. Towne, The Arizona Republic, 18 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for warble
Noun
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Despite us having just seen the episode where Reid performed this exact song, his vocals felt like they were shot out of a cannon — Reid has an unexpected control and expressiveness to his live singing voice that emphasizes the already theatrical lyrics and melody.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
3 June 2026
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This is an album in which harsh, scraping sounds make sweet vocal melodies sound even sweeter, where that kindness of spirit may flicker but never quite fades away.—
Sadie Sartini Garner,
Pitchfork,
1 June 2026
Verb
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Femme tunes trilled in the background.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
29 May 2026
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About 40 minutes away, real birds melodiously chirped and trilled outside its sister hotel, Es Figueral Nou, an 18th-century finca and former fig plantation set among vast agricultural fields.—
Norma Meyer,
Oc Register,
27 May 2026
Noun
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Our mother, who had annoyed me deeply throughout most of my life, managed something so heroic that there should have been songs written about her to be sung around campfires by Girl Scouts.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 June 2026
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The band has figured out how to flesh out one another’s songs while giving the songwriter who first came up with the idea complete creative control over the composition.—
Jonathan Bernstein,
Rolling Stone,
3 June 2026
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“Warble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warble. Accessed 8 Jun. 2026.
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