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Definition of Warble

1. Noun. A lumpy abscess under the hide of domestic mammals caused by larvae of a botfly or warble fly.

2. Verb. Sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below. "They will warble the duet"

3. Verb. Sing by changing register; sing by yodeling. "The birds warble in the woods "; "The Austrians were yodeling in the mountains"

Definition of Warble

1. n. A small, hard tumor which is produced on the back of a horse by the heat or pressure of the saddle in traveling.

2. v. t. 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.

3. v. i. To be quavered or modulated; to be uttered melodiously.

4. n. A quavering modulation of the voice; a musical trill; a song.

5. n. A small, hard tumor which is produced on the back of a horse by the heat or pressure of the saddle in traveling.

6. v. t. 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.

7. v. i. To be quavered or modulated; to be uttered melodiously.

8. n. A quavering modulation of the voice; a musical trill; a song.

Definition of Warble

1. to sing with melodic embellishments [v -BLED, -BLING, -BLES]

Medical Definition of Warble

1. 1. A small, hard tumour which is produced on the back of a horse by the heat or pressure of the saddle in traveling. A small tumour produced by the larvae of the gadfly in the backs of horses, cattle, etc. Synonym: warblet, warbeetle, warnles. 2. See Wormil. Origin: Cf. Wormil. Source: Websters Dictionary (01 Mar 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Warble

wapping waps waqf waqfs war war war-ridden war-torn war-worn waratah

waratahs warb warbier warbiest warble (current term) warble (current term) warbled warbler warbler warblers

warbles warble botfly warble fly warble fly warbling warblings warbonnet warbonnets warbs Warburg

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