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| From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: | |
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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. [bd]And touch the warbled string.[b8] --Milton. | |
