warbled

Variant of warble

warble definition

war·ble (wôr′bəl)

transitive verb warbled -·bled, warbling -·bling

  1. to sing (a song, notes, etc.) melodiously, with trills, quavers, runs, etc., as a bird does
  2. to express in song

Etymology: ME werblen < NormFr werbler < Frank *wirbilon, akin to Ger wirbeln, to whirl, warble

intransitive verb

  1. to sing melodiously, with trills, etc.
  2. to make a musical sound; babble, as a stream does
  3. ☆ yodel

noun

  1. the act of warbling
  2. a warbling sound; trill

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