Warble

7 definitions found

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Warble \War"ble\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Warbled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
     {Warbling}.] [OE. werbelen, OF. werbler; of Teutonic origin;
     cf. G. wirbeln to turn, to warble, D. wervelen, akin to E.
     whirl. See {Whirl}.]
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     1. To sing in a trilling, quavering, or vibratory manner; to


        modulate with turns or variations; to trill; as, certain
        birds are remarkable for warbling their songs.
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     2. To utter musically; to modulate; to carol.
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              If she be right invoked in warbled song. --Milton.
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              Warbling sweet the nuptial lay.       --Trumbull.
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     3. To cause to quaver or vibrate. "And touch the warbled
        string." --Milton.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Warble \War"ble\, n. [Cf. {Wormil}.]
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     1. (Far.)
        (a) A small, hard tumor which is produced on the back of a
            horse by the heat or pressure of the saddle in
            traveling.
        (b) A small tumor produced by the larvae of the gadfly in
            the backs of horses, cattle, etc. Called also
            {warblet}, {warbeetle}, {warnles}.
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     2. (Zool.) See {Wormil}.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Warble \War"ble\, v. i.
     1. To be quavered or modulated; to be uttered melodiously.
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              Such strains ne'er warble in the linnet's throat.
                                                    --Gay.
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     3. To sing in a trilling manner, or with many turns and
        variations. "Birds on the branches warbling." --Milton.
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     3. To sing with sudden changes from chest to head tones; to
        yodel.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Warble \War"ble\, n.
     A quavering modulation of the voice; a musical trill; a song.
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           And he, the wondrous child,
           Whose silver warble wild
           Outvalued every pulsing sound.           --Emerson.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Wormil \Wor"mil\, n. [Cf. 1st {Warble}.]
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     1. (Zool.) Any botfly larva which burrows in or beneath the
        skin of domestic and wild animals, thus producing sores.
        They belong to various species of {Hypoderma} and allied
        genera. Domestic cattle are often infested by a large
        species. See {Gadfly}. Called also {warble}, and {worble}.
        [Written also {wormal}, {wormul}, and {wornil}.]
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     2. (Far.) See 1st {Warble}, 1
        (b) .
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  warble
       n : a lumpy abscess under the hide of domestic mammals caused by
           larvae of a botfly or warble fly
       v 1: sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note
            above or below [syn: {trill}, {quaver}]
       2: sing by changing register; sing by yodeling; "The Austrians
          were yodeling in the mountains" [syn: {yodel}, {descant}]

From Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0 [moby-thes]:

  121 Moby Thesaurus words for "warble":
     air, anthem, ballad, bark, bawl, bellow, blare, blat, blubber,
     boom, bray, breathe, buzz, cackle, call, carol, caw, chant,
     chatter, cheep, chirk, chirp, chirr, chirrup, chitter, choir,
     chorus, chuck, clack, cluck, cock-a-doodle-doo, coo, croak, cronk,
     croon, crow, cuckoo, descant, diapason, do-re-mi, drawl, drum,
     exclaim, flute, gabble, gaggle, gasp, gobble, growl, grunt, guggle,
     hiss, honk, hoo, hoot, hum, hymn, intonate, intone, keen, lay,
     lilt, measure, melodia, minstrel, mumble, murmur, mutter, pant,
     peep, pip, pipe, psalm, quack, quaver, roar, roll, roulade, rumble,
     scold, scream, screech, serenade, shake, shriek, sibilate, sigh,
     sing, sing in chorus, snap, snarl, snort, sob, sol-fa, solmizate,
     squall, squawk, squeal, strain, thunder, tremolo, trill, troll,
     trumpet, tune, twang, tweedle, tweedledee, tweet, twit, twitter,
     vocalize, wail, whine, whisper, whistle, yap, yawp, yell, yelp,
     yodel