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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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Recent Examples of warbles

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With her rich rupture of a voice, Caven warbles and quavers 16 autobiographical songs in German and French, accompanied by the electronic Catalan band Molforts. — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 11 Aug. 2026

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Labat says that the more music — aided by artificial intelligence and technology — has moved away from simple approaches to lyrics and melodies, the more he’s been drawn back to them.

— Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 8 Nov. 2026
The band’s sound—grounded in the driving, elaborate guitar interplay between Verlaine and Lloyd—was a sharp detour from their contemporaries’ three-chord melodies.

— Alex Suskind, Pitchfork, 7 Nov. 2026

Definition of melodies

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Maine coons have become popular for their playful, sociable reputation, distinctive chirps and trills and their deep roots in New England history.

— Pat Mueller, USA Today, 14 Aug. 2026
Zipf’s law states that a handful of words—or, in this case, chirps, whistles and trills—occur frequently, while most are rare.

— Cody Cottier, Scientific American, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of trills

Noun

In Kot’s eyes, the band was stunting its artistic growth by becoming a familiar, corporate brand à la the Rolling Stones; for Bono, there were some good songs on Voodoo Lounge.

— Sam Sodomsky, Pitchfork, 12 Nov. 2026
Keyboardist Jason Derlatka took over for two songs — also capturing Perry’s pipes with eerie precision.

— Jed Gottlieb, Boston Herald, 11 Nov. 2026

Definition of songs

Noun

But still, Pavement’s five-album run between 1992 and 1999 yielded two, maybe three masterpieces and a catalog so rich the band can now call up nearly 100 tunes.

— Grayson Haver Currin, Pitchfork, 10 Nov. 2026
Plus, new tunes from Future, Porter Robinson, Boys Noize, Gillian Welch, and Star’s Revenge.

— Rolling Stone, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2026

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