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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

Disgruntled colonists in taverns and town squares borrowed British melodies to support new lyrics expressive of a developing national consciousness.

— Ted Olson, The Conversation, 2 July 2026
Even more than usual, critics and Dylanologists scrutinized Modern Times for references and allusions, finding words and melodies paraphrased from the works of Muddy Waters, Bing Crosby, and the Roman poet Ovid.

— Al Shipley, SPIN, 29 June 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

Definition of trills

Noun

At 14 songs and 62 minutes, the album would have benefited from trimming three or four of the more generic tunes.

— Marc Ballon, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
Rush further acknowledged its roots with tunes that the teenage Lee and Lifeson used to study by listening to records on a turntable and following along on their instruments.

— Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026

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