Verb: warble wor-bul
- Sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below
"The soprano warbled beautifully in her aria";
- trill, quaver
- Sing by changing register; sing by yodeling
"The folk singer warbled traditional mountain songs";
- yodel, yodle
- 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"
- 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