Warble
Warble , noun
[Compare Wormil.]
1.
(a) (Farriery) A small, hard tumor which is produced on the back of a horse by the heat or pressure of the saddle in traveling.
(b)
(Farriery) A small tumor produced by the larvae of the gadfly in the backs of horses, cattle, etc. Called also warblet, warbeetle, warnles.
2.
(Zoology) See Wormil.
Warble , transitive verb
[Old English werbelen, Old French werbler; of Teutonic origin; compare German wirbeln to turn, to warble, Dutch wervelen, akin to English 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.
Warbling sweet the nuptial lay.
3.
To cause to quaver or vibrate.
And touch the warbled string.
Warble , intransitive verb
1.
To be quavered or modulated; to be uttered melodiously.
Such strains ne'er warble in the linnet's throat.
3.
To sing in a trilling manner, or with many turns and variations.
Birds on the branches warbling.
3.
To sing with sudden changes from chest to head tones; to yodel.
Warble , noun
A quavering modulation of the voice; a musical trill; a song.
And he, the wondrous child,
Whose silver warble wild
Outvalued every pulsing sound.