warbled

verb

past tense of warble
as in trilled
to sing with the alternation of two musical tones the skylark warbled prettily outside our window

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Recent Examples of warbled Her distinctive voice has been Widowspeak’s emblem since the band first emerged, warbled like Mazzy Star’s Hope Sandoval over CB radio. — Linnie Greene, Pitchfork, 10 June 2026
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trilled
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  • This was a funhouse reality, in which children were lost and predators roamed, but through which white harts leapt through shafts of sunlight, songbirds trilled, and where honey and berries and acorns might be foraged for free.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 30 July 2026
  • Femme tunes trilled in the background.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 29 May 2026
Definition of trilled

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