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warble

Pronunciation: /ˈwɔɹbl̩/

The English word “warble” has 8 meanings listed here.

verb

  1. To modulate a tone's frequency.
  2. To sing like a bird, especially with trills.
  3. To cause to quaver or vibrate.
  4. To be quavered or modulated; to be uttered melodiously.

noun

  1. The sound of one who warbles; singing with trills or modulations.
  2. In naval mine warfare, the process of varying the frequency of sound produced by a narrowband noisemaker to ensure that the frequency to which the mine will respond is covered.
  3. A lesion under the skin of cattle, caused by the larva of a bot fly of genus Hypoderma.
  4. A small hard swelling on a horse's back, caused by the galling of the saddle.

Etymology

Perhaps onomatopoeic.

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