yodeling

verb

variants or yodelling
present participle of yodel
as in warbling

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  1. warbling
  2. crooning
  3. trilling
  4. humming
  5. quavering
  6. trolling
  7. harmonizing
Verb
  • Playing a raging narcissist intoxicated with her own vocal calisthenics, Scherzinger gets one of the movie’s rare amusing moments, warbling in airy Mariah Carey melisma style even while weeping.
    — David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of warbling
Verb
  • Jessica Chastain is no stranger to the world of country crooning.
    — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Before then, monochromatic clips show Karol and Mars racing around on go-karts, trading lyrics back and forth in the empty lower bowl seating area, and crooning over a guitar backstage.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of crooning
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  • The chihuahuan raven has a somewhat different vocalization, with more of a trilling quality to its croak.
    — Blythe Copeland, Martha Stewart, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Rock Harbor to Daisy Farm Campground This trail almost entirely follows the coast for 7 miles, with a soundtrack of lapping waves, trilling loons, and the occasional outboard motor.
    — Robert Annis, Midwest Living, 7 June 2026
Definition of trilling
Verb
  • Consider an administrative assistant who has spent a decade keeping a department humming along.
    — Eric Kutcher, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Once the fabrics and jewelry started coming in from the Chanel Patrimoine, the old alchemy started humming.
    — Nate Freeman, Vanity Fair, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of humming
Verb
  • Tiny Silver was a birdlike woman, either very young or very old, quavering.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 July 2026
  • Softly so as not to drown out the quavering notes, the congregation put words to the melody.
    — Orlando Sentinel Staff, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 July 2026
Definition of quavering
Verb
  • Johnson’s life outside of work often consists of reading books with her bookclub TeaTime (which is also the name of her production company), watching movies, and trolling her friends.
    — Chelsea Daniel, Vogue, 18 Sep. 2026
  • After a tense year of sniping and trolling each other, the family members agreed to bury the butcher knife, and the Original Roy Hutchins empire added an Arlington location near AT&T Stadium.
    — Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of trolling
Verb
  • Trade under its new terms is progressing, but governments still have a long way to go to implement it fully, including by harmonizing trade rules, tariffs, and customs procedures.
    — Jared Cohen, Foreign Affairs, 7 Oct. 2026
  • This is a technology, which Sheeran mastered in his early years as a busker, that lets a guy perform with himself, in echoes, alone, harmonizing with his own voice.
    — Naaman Zhou, New Yorker, 22 Sep. 2026
Definition of harmonizing
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