Definition of warble Warble

/wɔˈɹbʌl/ - [worbul] - war•ble

We found 19 definitions of warble from 4 different sources.

What does warble mean?

Noun Plural: warbles
warble - a lumpy abscess under the hide of domestic mammals caused by larvae of a botfly or warble fly
Verb warbles, warbling, warbled
warble - sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below
		trill, quaver
		sing to make melodious sounds; "The nightingale was singing"
warble - sing by changing register; sing by yodeling; "The Austrians were yodeling in the mountains"
		yodel, descant
		sing to make melodious sounds; "The nightingale was singing"

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warble (Noun)
A lesion under the skin of cattle, caused by the larva of a bot fly of genus.
warble (Noun)
In naval mine warfare, the process of varying the frequency of sound produced by a narrow band noisemaker to ensure that the frequency to which the mine will respond is covered.
warble (Verb)
To modulate a tone's frequency.
warble (Verb)
To sing like a bird, especially with trills.
warble (Verb)
To be quavered or modulated; to be uttered melodiously.

warble (n.)
A small, hard tumor which is produced on the back of a horse by the heat or pressure of the saddle in traveling.
warble (n.)
A small tumor produced by the larvae of the gadfly in the backs of horses, cattle, etc. Called also warblet, warbeetle, warnles.
warble (n.)
See Wormil.
warble (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.
warble (v. t.)
To utter musically; to modulate; to carol.
warble (v. t.)
To cause to quaver or vibrate.
warble (v. i.)
To be quavered or modulated; to be uttered melodiously.
warble (v. i.)
To sing in a trilling manner, or with many turns and variations.
warble (v. i.)
To sing with sudden changes from chest to head tones; to yodel.
warble (n.)
A quavering modulation of the voice; a musical trill; a song.