warble (redirected from warbling)

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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warble

Verb

[-bling, -bled] to sing in a high-pitched trilling voice [Old French werbler]

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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.

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 1. sing, trill, chirp, twitter, chirrup, make melody, pipe, quaver

noun 2. song, trill, quaver, twitter, call, cry, chirp, chirrup

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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.

Translations

warble [ˈwɔːbl] n [of bird] → trino, gorjeo

vi [bird] → trinar

warble [ˈwɔːbl] n [of bird] → gazouillis m

vi → gazouiller

warble [ˈwɔːbl] n → Trällern nt

vi → trällern

warble [ˈwɔːbl] n [of bird] → trillo

vi → trillare

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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 visertää gazouiller לְסַלסֵל בְּקוֹל गाना cvrkutati trillázik berkicau syngja með dillandi rödd; kvaka gorgheggiare, trillare さえずる 목소리를 떨면서 노래하다 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 (發出)顫音 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 viserrys gazouillement סִלסוּל קוֹל गीत cvrkut trillázás kicauan dillandi söngur; kvak gorgheggio, trillo さえずり 떨리는 목소리 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 ˈwarbler

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 laululintu fauvette סִיבכִי מְזָמֵר फुदकी ptica pjevica énekesmadár burung pekicau söngvari (uccellino canoro) 鳴鳥 지저귀는 새 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，鳴鳥 співочий птах گانے والا پرندہ chim chích 呜禽，鸣鸟