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Webster 1913 Edition

Warble

War′ble

,
Noun.
[Cf.
Wormil
.]
1.
(Far.)
(a)
A small, hard tumor which is produced on the back of a horse by the heat or pressure of the saddle in traveling.
(b)
A small tumor produced by the larvae of the gadfly in the backs of horses, cattle, etc. Called also
warblet
,
warbeetle
,
warnles
.
2.
(Zool.)
See
Wormil
.

War′ble

,
Verb.
T.
[
imp. & p. p.
Warbled
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Warbling
.]
[OE.
werbelen
, OF.
werbler
; of Teutonic origin; cf. G.
wirbeln
to turn, to warble, D.
wervelen
, akin to E.
whirl
. See
Whirl
.]
1.
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
.
2.
To utter musically; to modulate; to carol.
If she be right invoked in
warbled
song.
Milton.
Warbling
sweet the nuptial lay.
Trumbull.
3.
To cause to quaver or vibrate.
“And touch the warbled string.”
Milton.

War′ble

,
Verb.
I.
1.
To be quavered or modulated; to be uttered melodiously.
Such strains ne’er
warble
in the linnet's throat.
Gay.
3.
To sing in a trilling manner, or with many turns and variations.
“Birds on the branches warbling.”
Milton.
3.
To sing with sudden changes from chest to head tones; to yodel.

War′ble

,
Noun.
A quavering modulation of the voice; a musical trill; a song.
And he, the wondrous child,
Whose silver
warble
wild
Outvalued every pulsing sound.
Emerson.

Webster 1828 Edition

Warble

WARBLE

,
Verb.
T.
[G., to turn, whirl, warble; a whirl, a vortex; a turning bone or joint, L.]
1.
To quaver a sound or the voice; to modulate with turns or variations. Certain birds are remarkable for warbling their songs.
2.
To cause to quaver.
And touch the warbled string.
3.
To utter musically; to be modulated.
If she be right invokd with warbled song.
Warbling sweet the nuptial lay.

WARBLE

,
Verb.
I.
1.
To be quavered or modulated.
Such strains neer warble in the linnets throat.
2.
To be uttered melodiously; as warbling lays.
For warbling notes from inward cheering flow.
3.
To sing.
Birds on the branches warbling.

Definition 2024

warble

warble

English

Verb

warble ‎(third-person singular simple present warbles, present participle warbling, simple past and past participle warbled)

  1. (transitive) To modulate a tone's frequency.
  2. (transitive) To sing like a bird, especially with trills.
  3. (transitive) To cause to quaver or vibrate.
    • Milton
      touch the warbled string
  4. (intransitive) To be quavered or modulated; to be uttered melodiously.
    • (Can we date this quote?) Gay
      Such strains ne'er warble in the linnet's throat.
Translations
Synonyms
  • (to modulate a tone's frequency): trill

Noun

warble ‎(plural warbles)

  1. (military) 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.

Etymology 2

From Middle English werble, (at least for the noun) from Frankish werbel (mole cricket), cognate to Walloon waerbea.

Noun

warble ‎(plural warbles)

  1. A lesion under the skin of cattle, caused by the larva of a bot fly of genus Hypoderma.

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