Definitions for warbleˈwɔr bəl
Random House Webster's College Dictionary
war•bleˈwɔr bəl(v.; n.)-bled, -bling
(v.i.)to sing or whistle with trills, quavers, or melodic embellishments, as a bird.
Category: Music and Dance
to yodel.
(of electronic equipment) to produce a continuous sound varying regularly in pitch and frequency.
(v.t.)to sing (an aria or other selection) with trills, quavers, or melodious turns.
Category: Music and Dance
to express or celebrate in or as if in song; carol.
(n.)a warbled song or succession of melodic trills, quavers, etc.
Category: Music and Dance
the act of warbling.
Origin of warble:
1300–50; ME werble a tune < ONF < Gmc; cf. OHG werbel something that turns
war•bleˈwɔr bəl(n.)
a small, hard tumor on a horse's back, produced by the galling of the saddle.
Category: Veterinary Science
a lump in the skin of an animal's back, containing the larva of a warble fly.
Category: Veterinary Science
Origin of warble:
1575–85; orig. uncert.; cf. obs. Sw varbulde boil
war′bled(adj.)
Princeton's WordNet
warble(verb)
a lumpy abscess under the hide of domestic mammals caused by larvae of a botfly or warble fly
warble, trill, quaver(verb)
sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below
yodel, warble, descant(verb)
sing by changing register; sing by yodeling
"The Austrians were yodeling in the mountains"
Wiktionary
warble(Noun)
a lesion under the skin of an animal, caused by a bot fly
warble(Noun)
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.
warble(Verb)
to modulate a tone's frequency
warble(Verb)
to sing like a bird, especially with trills.
Origin: From Middle English werble.
Webster Dictionary
Warble(noun)
a small, hard tumor which is produced on the back of a horse by the heat or pressure of the saddle in traveling
Warble(noun)
a small tumor produced by the larvae of the gadfly in the backs of horses, cattle, etc. Called also warblet, warbeetle, warnles
Warble(noun)
see Wormil
Warble(verb)
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
Warble(verb)
to utter musically; to modulate; to carol
Warble(verb)
to cause to quaver or vibrate
Warble(verb)
to be quavered or modulated; to be uttered melodiously
Warble(verb)
to sing in a trilling manner, or with many turns and variations
Warble(verb)
to sing with sudden changes from chest to head tones; to yodel
Warble(noun)
a quavering modulation of the voice; a musical trill; a song
Dictionary of Military and Associated Terms
warble
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.
Translations for warble
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary
- gefluit, gesingAfrikaans
- تَغْريدArabic
- чуруликанеBulgarian
- gorjeioPortuguese (BR)
- švitořeníCzech
- das TrillernGerman
- kvidrenDanish
- τιτίβισμαGreek
- trino, gorjeoSpanish
- lõõritusEstonian
- چهچههFarsi
- liverrysFinnish
- gazouillementFrench
- סִלסוּל קוֹלHebrew
- गीतHindi
- cvrkutCroatian
- trillázásHungarian
- kicauanIndonesian
- dillandi söngur; kvakIcelandic
- gorgheggio, trilloItalian
- さえずりJapanese
- 지저귐Korean
- čiulbėjimas, čiulbesysLithuanian
- trallināšana; treļļiLatvian
- kicauan, siulanMalay
- liedDutch
- trille, sang, kvitterNorwegian
- trelePolish
- gorjeioPortuguese
- ciripitRomanian
- трельRussian
- švitorenie, štebotSlovak
- žvrgolenjeSlovenian
- cvrkutanjeSerbian
- kvitter, drillSwedish
- เสียงสั่นรัวThai
- ötme, ötüşTurkish
- 顫音Chinese (Trad.)
- трельUkrainian
- چہچہاہٹUrdu
- tiếng hót líu loVietnamese
- 颤音Chinese (Simp.)
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