Warble

Pronunciation

• Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)bÉ™l

Full definition of warble

Verb

1. (transitive) To modulate a tone's frequency.
2. (transitive) To sing like a bird, especially with trills.
3. (transitive) To cause to quaver or vibrate.
• Miltontouch the warbled string
4. (intransitive) To be quavered or modulated; to be uttered melodiously.
• unknown date GaySuch strains ne'er warble in the linnet's throat.

Synonyms

• (to modulate a tone's frequency) trill

Noun

1. (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.

From Middle English werble, (at least for the noun) from Frankish werbel (mole cricket), cognate to Walloon waerbea.

Noun

1. A lesion under the skin of cattle, caused by the larva of a bot fly of genus Hypoderma.

Derived terms

• warble fly

Anagrams

• bawler