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war·ble 1
(wôr′bəl)v. war·bled, war·bling, war·bles
v.tr.
To sing (a note or song, for example) with trills, runs, or other melodic embellishments.
v.intr.
1. To sing with trills, runs, or quavers.
2. To be sounded in a trilling or quavering manner.
n.
The act or an instance of singing with trills, runs, or quavers.
[Middle English werbelen, from Old North French werbler, dialectal variant of Old French guerbler, to sing in a certain way (perhaps by modulating), of Germanic origin; akin to Middle Dutch wervelen and Old Norse hvirfla, to whirl.]
war·ble 2
(wôr′bəl)n.
1.
a. An abscessed boillike swelling on the back of cattle, deer, and certain other animals, caused by the larva of a warble fly.
b. The warble fly, especially in its larval stage.
2. A hard lump of tissue on a riding horse's back caused by rubbing of the saddle.
[Probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to obsolete Swedish varbulde.]
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warble
(ˈwɔːbəl)vb
1. (Music, other) to sing (words, songs, etc) with trills, runs, and other embellishments
2. (Music, other) (tr) to utter in a song
3. (Music, other) US another word for yodel
n
(Music, other) the act or an instance of warbling
[C14: via Old French werbler from Germanic; compare Frankish hwirbilōn (unattested), Old High German wirbil whirlwind; see whirl]
warble
(ˈwɔːbəl)n
1. (Veterinary Science) a small lumpy abscess under the skin of cattle caused by infestation with larvae of the warble fly
2. (Veterinary Science) a hard tumorous lump of tissue on a horse's back, caused by prolonged friction of a saddle
[C16: of uncertain origin]
ˈwarbled adj
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war•ble1
(ˈwɔr bəl)v. -bled, -bling,
n. v.i.
1. to sing or whistle with trills, quavers, or melodic embellishments, as a bird.
2. to yodel.
3. (of electronic equipment) to produce a continuous sound varying regularly in pitch and frequency.
v.t. 4. to sing (an aria or other selection) with trills, quavers, or melodious turns.
5. to express or celebrate in or as if in song; carol.
n. 6. a warbled song or succession of melodic trills, quavers, etc.
7. the act of warbling.
[1300–50; Middle English werble a tune < Old North French < Germanic; compare Old High German werbel something that turns]
war•ble2
(ˈwɔr bəl)n.
1. a small, hard tumor on a horse's back, produced by the galling of the saddle.
2. a lump in the skin of an animal's back, containing the larva of a warble fly.
[1575–85; orig. uncertain; compare obsolete Swedish varbulde boil]
war′bled, adj.
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warble
- Has the underlying notion of "whirling around"; for sounds, it took on the meaning "whirl of notes; trill."See also related terms for whirl.
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warble
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.
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms. US Department of Defense 2005.
Warble
the united sound of bird song.Examples: the general warble of the season, 1776; the warble of the grove, 1794.
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warble
Past participle: warbled
Gerund: warbling
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| Noun | 1. | warble - a lumpy abscess under the hide of domestic mammals caused by larvae of a botfly or warble fly animal disease - a disease that typically does not affect human beings |
| Verb | 1. |  warble - sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or belowsing - produce tones with the voice; "She was singing while she was cooking"; "My brother sings very well" |
| 2. |  warble - sing by changing register; sing by yodeling; "The Austrians were yodeling in the mountains"sing - produce tones with the voice; "She was singing while she was cooking"; "My brother sings very well" |
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Translations
تَغْريديُغَرِّد، يَصْدَح
kvidrekvidren
gazouillerpépierzinzinuler
trillázástrillázik
dillandi söngur; kvaksyngja meî dillandi rödd; kvaka
čiulbesys
bērt treļļustrallināšanatrallināttreļļi
švitoreniešvitoriť
ötmeötüştitrek sesle şarkı söylemek
warble
[ˈwɔːbl]Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
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warble
n → Trällern nt
vi → trällern; he warbled away as he stood in the shower (inf) → er trällerte fröhlich vor sich hin, während er unter der Dusche stand
vt → trällern
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warble
(ˈwoːbl) verb to sing in a trembling voice, as some birds do. The bird was warbling (his song) on a high branch.
noun an act, or the sound, of warbling. the warble of a bird in summer.
ˈwarbler noun any of several kinds of small singing bird.
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