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warble
('w/O/rb/@/l )

noun (n)

  • a lumpy abscess under the hide of domestic mammals caused by larvae of a botfly or warble fly(noun.animal)
    source: wordnet30
  • A small, hard tumor which is produced on the back of a horse by the heat or pressure of the saddle in traveling.(noun)
    source: webster1913
  • A quavering modulation of the voice; a musical trill; a song.(noun)
    source: webster1913

verb (v)

  • sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below(verb.communication)
    Synonym:
    quaver, trill
    source: wordnet30
  • sing by changing register; sing by yodeling(verb.communication)
    Synonym:
    descant, yodel
    source: wordnet30
  • 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.(verb)
    source: webster1913
  • To be quavered or modulated; to be uttered melodiously.(verb)
    source: webster1913
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