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How to pronounce warble in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms descant, yodel
Type of sing
Type Words
Synonyms quaver, trill
Type of sing
Derivation warbler
Type Words
Type of animal disease

Examples of warble

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Not a bad 18-months'work for the 50-year-old Scot with the indefatigable warble.
From the telegraph.co.uk
The helium-voiced critters warble at regular intervals to stave off our boredom.
From the thisisbristol.co.uk
That is one of several reasons why the toucans need to find a new song to warble.
From the economist.com
Contestants primp at mirrors in the Green Room, warble harmonies in the corridor.
From the washingtonpost.com
Ms. Hunton's clear voice is a perfect counter to Ms. Ripley's unmistakable warble.
From the post-gazette.com
Add the warble of various hardy songbirds, and you get an exquisite winter moment.
From the washingtonpost.com
And it's one long warble and croon through 28 tracks of easy listening tedium.
From the morningstaronline.co.uk
No one objected to her schemes to control codling moth or wipe out warble fly.
From the newscientist.com
How come boxers don't warble like Axl Rose after throwing a concussive punch?
From the sportsillustrated.cnn.com
More examples
  • A lumpy abscess under the hide of domestic mammals caused by larvae of a botfly or warble fly
  • Sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below
  • Yodel: sing by changing register; sing by yodeling; "The Austrians were yodeling in the mountains"
  • Warble fly is a name given to the genus Hypoderma, large flies which are parasitic on cattle and deer. Other names include "heel flies", "bomb flies", and "gad flies", while their larvae are often called "cattle grubs" or "wolves. ...
  • A lesion under the skin of an animal, caused by a bot fly; 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; to modulate a tone's frequency; to sing like a bird, ...
  • (Warbles) Small, worm-like parasites (the larvae of the warble fly) often found beneath the skin of rabbits. Warbles are small hard nodules produced by the larva of a fly that has penetrated the skin.
  • To sing; "Margaret Whiting warbled a pair of tunes at Tuesday night's fundraiser."
  • The larval stage of the heel fly that burrows out through the hide of cattle in springtime.
  • "You're cool, man." or "I like you let's play!" this is a very distinct sound and is often used as an invitation to play or to show affection. After all, if a cat is calling you to play they must like you!