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warbling

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 warbling word

  • verb without object warbling to sing or whistle with trills, quavers, or melodic embellishments: The canary warbled most of the day. 1
  • verb without object warbling to yodel. 1
  • verb without object warbling (of electronic equipment) to produce a continuous sound varying regularly in pitch and frequency. 1
  • verb with object warbling to sing (an aria or other selection) with trills, quavers, or melodious turns. 1
  • verb with object warbling to express or celebrate in or as if in song; carol. 1
  • noun warbling a warbled song or succession of melodic trills, quavers, etc. 1

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Origin of warbling

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 Warbling

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation

warbling 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.
According to our data about 55% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

warbling usage trend in Literature

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Synonyms for warbling

noun warbling

  • singing — to utter words or sounds in succession with musical modulations of the voice; vocalize melodically.
  • song — Ailing [ahy-ling] /ˈaɪˈlɪŋ/ (Show IPA), Soong, Ai-ling.

adjective warbling

  • whistling — an instrument for producing whistling sounds by means of the breath, steam, etc., as a small wooden or tin tube, a pipe, or a similar device with an air chamber containing a small ball that oscillates when air is forced through an opening, producing a high-pitched, warbling tone.

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