war•bleˈwɔr bəl(v.; n.)-bled, -bling

1. (v.i.)to sing or whistle with trills, quavers, or melodic embellishments, as a bird.

   Category: Music and Dance

2. to yodel.

3. (of electronic equipment) to produce a continuous sound varying regularly in pitch and frequency.

4. (v.t.)to sing (an aria or other selection) with trills, quavers, or melodious turns.

   Category: Music and Dance

5. to express or celebrate in or as if in song; carol.

6. (n.)a warbled song or succession of melodic trills, quavers, etc.

   Category: Music and Dance

7. 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.)

1. a small, hard tumor on a horse's back, produced by the galling of the saddle.

   Category: Veterinary Science

2. 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.)