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Definition of warblesnext
plural of warble
as in melodies
a rhythmic series of musical tones arranged to give a pleasing effect whistled a cheerful warble as he strolled down the street

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verb

present tense third-person singular of warble
as in trills
to sing with the alternation of two musical tones the skylark warbled prettily outside our window

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Noun
  • Violins’ soaring melodies were sometimes illustrated with random pans of other sections of the orchestra.
    Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 22 Feb. 2026
  • Accidental melodies fade in and out of earshot; pulsing chords rise up from below and are swallowed back into the murk, only to be replaced by other pulses running at different tempi, giving the impression of wheels within wheels within wheels.
    Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 21 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Is that panic, when the flute trills high?
    Linnie Greene, Pitchfork, 17 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • Another Network reporter pointed out the songs were not performed in their entirety.
    James Powel, USA Today, 19 Feb. 2026
  • The report found that the ratio of male to female producers across 400 popular songs was 47-to-1.
    Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 19 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • The performance features the music of Billy Joel, Fleetwood Mac, Carole King and disco tunes.
    Melinda Moore, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2026
  • Just blast the tunes and start jumping, and what used to feel like a slog of a workout now feels like joyful me time.
    Gretta Monahan, Boston Herald, 15 Feb. 2026
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