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English Dictionary: warble	by the DICT Development Group
6 results for warble
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
warble n a lumpy abscess under the hide of domestic mammals caused by larvae of a botfly or warble fly v sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below Synonym(s): warble, trill, quaver sing by changing register; sing by yodeling; "The Austrians were yodeling in the mountains" Synonym(s): yodel, warble, descant
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[91] of the gadfly in the backs of horses, cattle, etc. Called also {warblet}, {warbeetle}, {warnles}. 2. (Zo[94]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. [bd]And touch the warbled string.[b8] --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. [bd]Birds on the branches warbling.[b8] --Milton. 3. To sing with sudden changes from chest to head tones; to yodel.
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]:
Wormil \Wor"mil\, n. [Cf. 1st {Warble}.] 1. (Zo[94]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) .