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warble

war·ble
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Transcription

    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • UK Pronunciation
    • UK IPA
    • [wawr-buh l]
    • /ˈwɔr bəl/
    • /ˈwɔː.bl̩/
    • US Pronunciation
    • US IPA
    • [wawr-buh l]
    • /ˈwɔr bəl/

Definitions of warble word

  • verb without object warble to sing or whistle with trills, quavers, or melodic embellishments: The canary warbled most of the day. 1
  • verb without object warble to yodel. 1
  • verb without object warble (of electronic equipment) to produce a continuous sound varying regularly in pitch and frequency. 1
  • verb with object warble to sing (an aria or other selection) with trills, quavers, or melodious turns. 1
  • verb with object warble to express or celebrate in or as if in song; carol. 1
  • noun warble a small, hard tumor on a horse's back, produced by the galling of the saddle. 1

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Origin of warble

First appearance:

before 1300
One of the 15% oldest English words
1300-50; Middle English werble a tune < Old North French < Germanic; compare Old High German werbel something that turns, equivalent to werb- (cognate with Old English hweorf- in hweorfan to turn) + -el noun suffix

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Parts of speech for Warble

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

warble popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 89% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
This word is included in each student's vocabulary. Most likely there is at least one movie with this word in the title.

warble usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for warble

verb warble

  • sing — to utter words or sounds in succession with musical modulations of the voice; vocalize melodically.
  • trill — to cause to flow in a thin stream.
  • pipe up — a hollow cylinder of metal, wood, or other material, used for the conveyance of water, gas, steam, petroleum, etc.
  • chirrup — If a person or bird chirrups, they make short high-pitched sounds.
  • sing out — to utter words or sounds in succession with musical modulations of the voice; vocalize melodically.

noun warble

  • diapason — either of two stops (open and stopped diapason) usually found throughout the compass of a pipe organ that give it its characteristic tone colour
  • tuneThomas James ("Tommy") born 1939, U.S. dancer, choreographer, actor, singer, and director.
  • melodia — an 8 feet (2.4 meters) wooden flue-pipe stop organ resembling the clarabella in tone.
  • gurgle — to flow in a broken, irregular, noisy current: The water gurgled from the bottle.
  • strain — to draw tight or taut, especially to the utmost tension; stretch to the full: to strain a rope.

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