warble (redirected from warbles)

war·ble ¹  (wôrbl)

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.

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[Middle English werbelen, from Old North French werbler, of Germanic origin.]

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war·ble ²  (wôrbl)

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.

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[Probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to obsolete Swedish varbulde.]

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warble¹

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

[via Old French werbler from Germanic; compare Frankish hwirbilōn (unattested), Old High German wirbil whirlwind; see whirl]

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warble²

n Vet science

1. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Veterinary Science) a small lumpy abscess under the skin of cattle caused by infestation with larvae of the warble fly

2. (Life Sciences & Allied Applications / Veterinary Science) a hard tumorous lump of tissue on a horse's back, caused by prolonged friction of a saddle

[of uncertain origin]

warbled  adj

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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 - 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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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.

Thesaurus

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 below quaver, trill sing - 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" yodel, descant sing - produce tones with the voice; "She was singing while she was cooking"; "My brother sings very well"

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warble

verb

sing, trill, chirp, twitter, chirrup, make melody, pipe, quaver A flock of birds was warbling in the trees.

noun

song, trill, quaver, twitter, call, cry, chirp, chirrup the soft warble of her speaking voice

Translations

warble [ˈwɔːbl]

A. N [of bird] → trino m, gorjeo m

B. VT → cantar trinando, cantar gorjeando

C. VI → gorjear, trinar

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warble [ˈwɔː^rb^əl]

n [bird] → gazouillis m

vi → gazouiller

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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 [ˈwɔːbl]

1. n (of bird) → trillo

2. vi (bird) → trillare; (person) → gorgheggiare

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warble

v warble [ˈwoːbl]

to sing in a trembling voice, as some birds do The bird was warbling (his song) on a high branch. gefluit, gefluister يُغَرِّد، يَصْدَح чуруликам švitořit kvidre trillern κελαϊδώ, τιτιβίζω trinar, gorjear lõõritama چهچهه زدن livertää gazouiller לְסַלסֵל בְּקוֹל गाना cvrkutati trillázik berkicau syngja með dillandi rödd; kvaka gorgheggiare, trillare さえずる 지저귀다 čiulbėti trallināt; bērt treļļus berkicau, bersiul kwelen slå triller, kvitre świergotać gorjear a ciripi издавать трели švitoriť, spievať žvrgoleti cvrkutati kvittra, drilla ร้องเพลง titrek sesle şarkı söylemek (某些鳥類)顫音鳴叫 виводити трелі چہچہانہ hót líu lo （发出）颤音

n

an act, or the sound, of warbling the warble of a bird in summer. gefluit, gesing تَغْريد чуруликане švitoření kvidren das Trillern τιτίβισμα trino, gorjeo lõõritus چهچهه liverrys gazouillement סִלסוּל קוֹל गीत cvrkut trillázás kicauan dillandi söngur; kvak gorgheggio, trillo さえずり 지저귐 čiulbėjimas, čiulbesys trallināšana; treļļi kicauan, siulan lied trille, sang, kvitter trele gorjeio ciripit трель švitorenie, štebot žvrgolenje cvrkutanje kvitter, drill เสียงสั่นรัว ötme, ötüş 顫音 трель چہچہاہٹ tiếng hót líu lo 颤音

n warbler

any of several kinds of small singing bird. tinktinkie طَيْرٌ صَدّاح، مُغَرِّد пойна птица zpěvný pták sangfugl der Singvogel ωδικό πτηνό pájaro cantor, ave cantora laululind سسك kerttu fauvette סִיבכִי מְזָמֵר फुदकी ptica pjevica énekesmadár burung pekicau söngvari (uccellino canoro) 鳴鳥 지저귀는 듯한 소리를 내는 것 paukštis giesmininkas dziedātājputns burung yang berkicau vogeltje sangfugl, sanger gajówka pokrzewka ave canora pasăre cântătoare певчая птица spevavý vták ptica pevka ptica pevačica sångare นกกระจิบในตระกูล Parulidae ในอเมริกา; นกที่มีเสียงร้องไพเราะตระกูล Silviidae แถบยุโรปและเอเชีย çalı bülbülü 嗚禽 співочий птах گانے والا پرندہ chim chích 呜禽，鸣鸟