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warble

 

  6  definitions  found 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Warble  \War"ble\,  n. 
  A  quavering  modulation  of  the  voice;  a  musical  trill;  a  song. 
 
  And  he  the  wondrous  child,  Whose  silver  warble  wild 
  Outvalued  every  pulsing  sound.  --Emerson. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Warble  \War"ble\,  n.  [Cf.  {Wormil}.] 
  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  larv[ae]  of  the  gadfly 
  in  the  backs  of  horses,  cattle,  etc  Called  also 
  {warblet},  {warbeetle},  {warnles}. 
 
  2.  (Zo["o]l.)  See  {Wormil}. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  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}.] 
  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. 
 
  2.  To  utter  musically;  to  modulate;  to  carol. 
 
  If  she  be  right  invoked  in  warbled  song.  --Milton. 
 
  Warbling  sweet  the  nuptial  lay.  --Trumbull. 
 
  3.  To  cause  to  quaver  or  vibrate.  ``And  touch  the  warbled 
  string.''  --Milton. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Warble  \War"ble\,  v.  i. 
  1.  To  be  quavered  or  modulated;  to  be  uttered  melodiously. 
 
  Such  strains  ne'er  warble  in  the  linnet's  throat. 
  --Gay. 
 
  3.  To  sing  in  a  trilling  manner,  or  with  many  turns  and 
  variations.  ``Birds  on  the  branches  warbling.''  --Milton. 
 
  3.  To  sing  with  sudden  changes  from  chest  to  head  tones;  to 
  yodel. 
 
  From  Webster's  Revised  Unabridged  Dictionary  (1913)  [web1913]: 
 
  Wormil  \Wor"mil\,  n.  [Cf.  1st  {Warble}.] 
  1.  (Zo["o]l.)  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}.] 
 
  2.  (Far.)  See  1st  {Warble},  1 
  b  . 
 
  From  WordNet  r  1.6  [wn]: 
 
  warble 
  n  :  a  lumpy  abscess  under  the  hide  of  domestic  mammals  caused  by 
  larvae  of  a  botfly  or  warble  fly 
  v  1:  sing  with  trills  [syn:  {trill},  {quaver}] 
  2:  sing  by  changing  register;  sing  by  yodeling;  "The  Austrians 
  were  yodeling  in  the  mountains"  [syn:  {yodel},  {descant}]




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