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Definition of Warble
1. Noun. A lumpy abscess under the hide of domestic mammals caused by larvae of a botfly or warble fly.
2. Verb. Sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below. "They will warble the duet"
3. Verb. Sing by changing register; sing by yodeling. "The birds warble in the woods "; "The Austrians were yodeling in the mountains"
Generic synonyms: Sing
Derivative terms: Descant, Yodel, Yodeling, Yodeller
Definition of Warble
1. n. A small, hard tumor which is produced on the back of a horse by the heat or pressure of the saddle in traveling.
2. v. t. 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.
3. v. i. To be quavered or modulated; to be uttered melodiously.
4. n. A quavering modulation of the voice; a musical trill; a song.
5. n. A small, hard tumor which is produced on the back of a horse by the heat or pressure of the saddle in traveling.
6. v. t. 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.
7. v. i. To be quavered or modulated; to be uttered melodiously.
8. n. A quavering modulation of the voice; a musical trill; a song.
Definition of Warble
1. Verb. to modulate a tone's frequency ¹
2. Verb. to sing like a bird, especially with trills. ¹
3. Noun. a lesion under the skin of an animal, caused by a bot fly ¹
4. Noun. (military) 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. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Warble
1. to sing with melodic embellishments [v -BLED, -BLING, -BLES]
Medical Definition of Warble
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