Warble
verb (used without object), warbled, warbling.
1.
to sing or whistle with trills, quavers, or melodic embellishments:
The canary warbled most of the day.
2.
to yodel.
3.
(of electronic equipment) to produce a continuous sound varying regularly in pitch and frequency.
verb (used with object), warbled, warbling.
4.
to sing (an aria or other selection) with trills, quavers, or melodious turns.
5.
to express or celebrate in or as if in song; carol.
noun
6.
a warbled song or succession of melodic trills, quavers, etc.
7.
the act of warbling.
noun, Veterinary Pathology.
1.
a small, hard tumor on a horse’s back, produced by the galling of the saddle.
2.
a lump in the skin of an animal’s back, containing the larva of a warble fly.
verb
1.
to sing (words, songs, etc) with trills, runs, and other embellishments
2.
(transitive) to utter in a song
3.
(US) another word for yodel
noun
4.
the act or an instance of warbling
noun (vet science)
1.
a small lumpy abscess under the skin of cattle caused by infestation with larvae of the warble fly
2.
a hard tumorous lump of tissue on a horse’s back, caused by prolonged friction of a saddle
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