Warble — Defs

01 n. A small, hard tumor which is produced on the back of a horse by the heat or pressure of the saddle in traveling.

1.
A small, hard tumor which is produced on the back of a horse by the heat or pressure of the saddle in traveling.(Far.)
2.
See Wormil.(Zool.) See: Wormil

02 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…

imp. & p. p. Warbled; p. pr. & vb. n. Warbling

1.
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.
2.
To utter musically; to modulate; to carol.
“If she be right invoked in warbled song.” — Milton.

“Warbling sweet the nuptial lay.” — Trumbull.
3.
To cause to quaver or vibrate.

03 v. i. To be quavered or modulated; to be uttered melodiously.

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To be quavered or modulated; to be uttered melodiously.
“Such strains ne'er warble in the linnet's throat.” — Gay.
2.
To sing in a trilling manner, or with many turns and variations.
3.
To sing with sudden changes from chest to head tones; to yodel.

04 n. A quavering modulation of the voice; a musical trill; a song.

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A quavering modulation of the voice; a musical trill; a song.
“And he, the wondrous child, Whose silver warble wild Outvalued every pulsing sound.” — Emerson.