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warble (1)

war·ble [ wáwrb'l ]


transitive and intransitive verb  (past and past participle war·bled, present participle war·bling, 3rd person present singular war·bles)
Definition:
 
1. sing with changing notes: to sing with trills and often changing notes ( refers to birds )

2. sing something: to sing in a quavering or trilling way, or express something in such song
warble a tune



noun  (plural war·bles)
Definition:
 
1. singing with often changing notes: singing with trills or other vocal modulations

2. trilling sound: a sound with trills or quavers

[14th century. < Old N French werbler "sing with trills" < Frankish, "whirl, trill"]
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