Warbling
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war·ble1 
[wawr-buhl] Pronunciation Key verb, -bled, -bling, noun
[wawr-buhl] Pronunciation Key verb, -bled, -bling, noun –verb (used without object)
–verb (used with object)
–noun
| 1. | to sing or whistle with trills, quavers, or melodic embellishments: The canary warbled most of the day. |
| 2. | to yodel. |
| 3. | (of electronic equipment) to produce a continuous sound varying regularly in pitch and frequency. |
| 4. | to sing (an aria or other selection) with trills, quavers, or melodious turns. |
| 5. | to express or celebrate in or as if in song; carol. |
| 6. | a warbled song or succession of melodic trills, quavers, etc. |
| 7. | the act of warbling. |
[Origin: 1300–50; ME werble a tune < ONF < Gmc; cf. OHG werbel something that turns, equiv. to werb- (c. OE hweorf- in hweorfan to turn) + -el n. suffix]
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| war·ble 1
(wôr'bəl) Pronunciation Key
v. war·bled, war·bling, war·bles v. tr. To sing (a note or song, for example) with trills, runs, or other melodic embellishments. v. intr.
n. The act or an instance of singing with trills, runs, or quavers. [Middle English werbelen, from Old North French werbler, of Germanic origin.] |
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