as in trilling
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as in quavering
to sing with the alternation of two musical tones
the skylark warbled prettily outside our window
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Recent Examples of warbling
Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
Adjective
The song may be six minutes long, but the circuitous lope of his acoustic-guitar strum and low throb of his warbling feel eternal, like the type of tune Sisyphus might have hummed to keep himself company.
—Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 2 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for warbling
Verb
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Sounds of loud trilling shouts after silent hunts, and singing.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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The blast furnace of volcanoes has fallen silent, replaced by birdsong trilling from the branches and echoing through a garden of exotic stone.—
Roger Naylor,
AZCentral.com,
29 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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The period of American history Crawford captures is not nearly as resonant in the popular mind as the ones that bookend it, the Revolutionary War and the Civil War.—
Melissa Melvin-Rodriguez,
Charlotte Observer,
3 Mar. 2026
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Opening via Utopia this Friday, after premiering to critical acclaim at the 2025 SXSW Film Festival, Idiotka is at once a fashion-world satire, a moving portrait of an immigrant family, and a resonant tale of a young woman coming into her own — one that mirrors Baryshnikov’s own journey.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
27 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Authoritative, sonorous and compelling, his is the voice that persuaded millions that the Martians had landed in Grover’s Mills, New Jersey in The War of the Worlds.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Feb. 2026
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The country twang of her Nashville origins has been replaced with sonorous synths, and in the case of Showgirl, a throwback to the retro electric guitar sound of her bestselling 2014 album 1989.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
20 Oct. 2025
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Unmoored from tradition and offering only vague, impressionistic lyrics, Granli’s quavering performances on Rosacea become Rorschach tests, ripe for free association with whatever images your psyche can dredge up.—
H.D. Angel,
Pitchfork,
6 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Instead of a melodic section, maybe there will be violin scratches.—
Adam Bell
February 24,
Charlotte Observer,
24 Feb. 2026
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That melodic emphasis is a powerful remedy for Evaporator’s limited and occasionally even formulaic sound.—
Ben Cardew,
Pitchfork,
23 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The crowds had thinned, a table for lunch at the No Name Saloon was easy to acquire, and the dulcet tones of power tools filled the air as the Chase Sapphire Lounge was dismantled.—
Mia Galuppo,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Feb. 2026
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Wishing you a week of dulcet tones, giddy resistance, and a thousand pancakes.—
Brittany Allen,
Literary Hub,
6 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Making this opportunity even more appealing is the location.—
James Alexander,
Hartford Courant,
1 Mar. 2026
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To make the post more appealing to your cat, rub catnip on it or apply a cat pheromone product.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
28 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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The two kids were watching their parents text on their phones instead of socializing with each other and making pleasant conversation.—
Jeanne Phillips,
Mercury News,
6 Mar. 2026
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Chardonnay from Burgundy has a typical bouquet of wet river rock, crushed oyster shells, and sometimes a pleasant note of petrol that hits you before going deeper to assess the fruit aromas.—
Mike DeSimone,
Robb Report,
5 Mar. 2026
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“Warbling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warbling. Accessed 8 Mar. 2026.
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