warble

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/ˈwɔːbl̩/ English

Definitions

noun

The sound of one who warbles; singing with trills or modulations.
In naval mine warfare, the process of varying the frequency of sound produced by a narrowband noisemaker to ensure that the frequency to which the mine will respond is covered.

verb

To modulate a tone's frequency.
To sing like a bird, especially with trills.
To cause to quaver or vibrate.
To be quavered or modulated; to be uttered melodiously.

noun

A lesion under the skin of cattle, caused by the larva of a bot fly of genus Hypoderma.
A small hard swelling on a horse's back, caused by the galling of the saddle.

Related words

Synonyms

trill quaver descant yodel sing wobulate vagitate tone bombilate chirl wibble-wobble outwarble whirr voice vocalize buzz

Associated

flies fly flute larvae nest cattle sounds bird pitch genus call usa

Rhymes

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