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ALL meanings of warble

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  • 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
  • noun warble a lump in the skin of an animal's back, containing the larva of a warble fly. 1
  • noun warble A warbling sound or utterance. 1
  • intransitive verb warble sing waveringly, trill 1
  • intransitive verb warble sing 1
  • noun warble trill 1
  • noun warble (military) In naval mine warfare, the process of varying the frequency of sound produced by a narrow band noisemaker to ensure that the frequency to which the mine will respond is covered. 0
  • noun warble A lesion under the skin of cattle, caused by the larva of a bot fly of genus Hypoderma. 0
  • verb warble (Transitive Verb) To modulate a tone's frequency. 0
  • verb warble (Transitive Verb) To sing like a bird, especially with trills. 0
  • verb warble (Transitive Verb) To cause to quaver or vibrate. 0
  • verb warble (Intransitive Verb) To be quavered or modulated; to be uttered melodiously. 0
  • verb warble When a bird warbles, it sings pleasantly. 0
  • verb warble If someone warbles, they sing in a high-pitched, rather unsteady voice. 0
  • verb warble Warble is also a noun. 0
  • verb warble When machines such as telephones warble, they make high-pitched sounds. 0
  • verb warble to sing (words, songs, etc) with trills, runs, and other embellishments 0
  • verb warble to utter in a song 0
  • noun warble the act or an instance of warbling 0
  • noun warble a small lumpy abscess under the skin of cattle caused by infestation with larvae of the warble fly 0
  • noun warble a hard tumorous lump of tissue on a horse's back, caused by prolonged friction of a saddle 0
  • verb transitive warble to sing (a song, notes, etc.) melodiously, with trills, quavers, runs, etc., as a bird does 0
  • verb transitive warble to express in song 0
  • intransitive verb warble to sing melodiously, with trills, etc. 0
  • intransitive verb warble to make a musical sound; babble, as a stream does 0
  • intransitive verb warble yodel 0
  • noun warble the act of warbling 0
  • noun warble a warbling sound; trill 0
  • noun warble a small, hard tumor on the back of a horse, caused by the rubbing and pressing of a saddle 0
  • noun warble a lump or swelling under the hide of an animal, esp. on the back, caused by the presence of a larva of a botfly, esp. a warble fly 0
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