warble
n . 鸟啭,颤声
vt .
vi . 鸟鸣,用柔和的颤声唱
鸟啭,颤声鸟鸣,用柔和的颤声唱
warble n 1 :
a lumpy abscess under the hide of domestic mammals caused by larvae of a botfly or warble fly v 1 :
sing or play with trills ,
alternating with the half note above or below [
synonym : {
warble }, {
trill }, {
quaver }]
2 :
sing by changing register ;
sing by yodeling ; "
The Austrians were yodeling in the mountains " [
synonym : {
yodel }, {
warble },
{
descant }]
Warble \
War "
ble \,
v .
i .
1 .
To be quavered or modulated ;
to be uttered melodiously .
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Such strains ne '
er warble in the linnet '
s throat .
--
Gay .
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3 .
To sing in a trilling manner ,
or with many turns and variations . "
Birds on the branches warbling ." --
Milton .
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3 .
To sing with sudden changes from chest to head tones ;
to yodel .
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Warble \
War "
ble \,
n . [
Cf . {
Wormil }.]
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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 }.
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2 . (
Zool .)
See {
Wormil }.
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Warble \
War "
ble \,
v .
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 }.]
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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 .
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2 .
To utter musically ;
to modulate ;
to carol .
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If she be right invoked in warbled song . --
Milton .
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Warbling sweet the nuptial lay . --
Trumbull .
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3 .
To cause to quaver or vibrate . "
And touch the warbled string ." --
Milton .
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Warble \
War "
ble \,
n .
A quavering modulation of the voice ;
a musical trill ;
a song .
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And he ,
the wondrous child ,
Whose silver warble wild Outvalued every pulsing sound . --
Emerson .
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Wormil \
Wor "
mil \,
n . [
Cf .
1st {
Warble }.]
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1 . (
Zool .)
Any botfly larva which burrows in or beneath the skin of domestic and wild animals ,
thus producing sores .
They belong to various species of {
Hypoderma }
and allied genera .
Domestic cattle are often infested by a large species .
See {
Gadfly }.
Called also {
warble },
and {
worble }.
[
Written also {
wormal }, {
wormul },
and {
wornil }.]
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2 . (
Far .)
See 1st {
Warble },
1 (
b ) .
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121 Moby Thesaurus words for "
warble ":
air ,
anthem ,
ballad ,
bark ,
bawl ,
bellow ,
blare ,
blat ,
blubber ,
boom ,
bray ,
breathe ,
buzz ,
cackle ,
call ,
carol ,
caw ,
chant ,
chatter ,
cheep ,
chirk ,
chirp ,
chirr ,
chirrup ,
chitter ,
choir ,
chorus ,
chuck ,
clack ,
cluck ,
cock -
a -
doodle -
doo ,
coo ,
croak ,
cronk ,
croon ,
crow ,
cuckoo ,
descant ,
diapason ,
do -
re -
mi ,
drawl ,
drum ,
exclaim ,
flute ,
gabble ,
gaggle ,
gasp ,
gobble ,
growl ,
grunt ,
guggle ,
hiss ,
honk ,
hoo ,
hoot ,
hum ,
hymn ,
intonate ,
intone ,
keen ,
lay ,
lilt ,
measure ,
melodia ,
minstrel ,
mumble ,
murmur ,
mutter ,
pant ,
peep ,
pip ,
pipe ,
psalm ,
quack ,
quaver ,
roar ,
roll ,
roulade ,
rumble ,
scold ,
scream ,
screech ,
serenade ,
shake ,
shriek ,
sibilate ,
sigh ,
sing ,
sing in chorus ,
snap ,
snarl ,
snort ,
sob ,
sol -
fa ,
solmizate ,
squall ,
squawk ,
squeal ,
strain ,
thunder ,
tremolo ,
trill ,
troll ,
trumpet ,
tune ,
twang ,
tweedle ,
tweedledee ,
tweet ,
twit ,
twitter ,
vocalize ,
wail ,
whine ,
whisper ,
whistle ,
yap ,
yawp ,
yell ,
yelp ,
yodel
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