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noun

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

The most prominent melodies tend to juggle only two or three notes at a time, often over uncomfortably close intervals.

— Sasha Geffen, Pitchfork, 2 Aug. 2026
DeCicca strikes just the right balance with his arrangements, giving Askew’s spare keyboard lines and deceptively casual melodies heft without overwhelming them.

— Reed Jackson, SPIN, 31 July 2026

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McGill’s superbly nuanced calls, runs, and trills elicited commentary from a second audience, perched in the trees above—a colloquium of finches, towhees, titmice, kingbirds, juncos, and Eurasian collared doves.

— Alex Ross, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
Musselwhite punctuated the music with his harmonica trills and moans while his right knee bounced in time with the rhythms.

— Kevin McKeough, Chicago Tribune, 7 June 2026

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Students from Rebel Song Academy, Harmony Project and Base Academy of Music will all take the stage, while Stars Out, a youth performance group, will perform songs connected to Kansas City musicians whose contributions are often overlooked.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026
His songs have become part of the American soundtrack, turning up in movies, television, commercials and countless high school graduation videos.

— Jamie Graziano, Charlotte Observer, 31 July 2026

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