Warble

['wɔːb(ə)l] or ['wɔrbl]

Definition

(noun.) a lumpy abscess under the hide of domestic mammals caused by larvae of a botfly or warble fly.

(verb.) sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below.

Editor: Paula--From WordNet

Definition

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

(n.) A small tumor produced by the larvae of the gadfly in the backs of horses, cattle, etc. Called also warblet, warbeetle, warnles.

(n.) See Wormil.

(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.

(v. t.) To utter musically; to modulate; to carol.

(v. t.) To cause to quaver or vibrate.

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

(v. i.) To sing in a trilling manner, or with many turns and variations.

(v. i.) To sing with sudden changes from chest to head tones; to yodel.

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

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Synonyms and Synonymous

v. a. Sing (with turns or trills like a bird), trill, carol, chant, hum, hymn.

Editor: Ryan

Definition

n. a small hard swelling on a horse's back caused by the galling of the saddle: a tumour caused by the gadfly &c.—n. War′ble-fly a fly causing warbles.

v.i. to sing in a quavering way or with variations: to chirp as birds do.—v.t. to sing in a vibratory manner: to utter musically: to carol.—n. a quavering modulation of the voice: a song.—n. War′bler one that warbles: a songster: a singing-bird: any bird of the family Sylviid the Fauvettes—nightingale redbreast stonechat wheatear whitethroat &c. also the reed-warbler &c.: in bagpipe music an ornamental group of grace-notes introduced to glide from one passage to the other; War′bling.—adv. War′blingly.

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