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Verb: warble  wor-bul
  1. Sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below
    "The soprano warbled beautifully in her aria";
    - trill, quaver
     
  2. Sing by changing register; sing by yodeling
    "The folk singer warbled traditional mountain songs";
    - yodel, yodle
Noun: warble  wor-bul
  1. A lumpy abscess under the hide of domestic mammals caused by larvae of a botfly or warble fly
    "The cattle rancher checked his herd for signs of warbles"
     
  2. An act or instance of warbling
    "The bird's warble filled the morning air"

Derived forms: warbling, warbled, warbles

Type of: animal disease, sing

Encyclopedia: Warble