Definition of warble

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war·ble ¹    (wôrbl) KEY  

VERB:
war·bled , war·bling , war·bles
VERB:
tr.

To sing (a note or song, for example) with trills, runs, or other melodic embellishments.

VERB:
intr.

1. To sing with trills, runs, or quavers.
2. To be sounded in a trilling or quavering manner.

NOUN:

The act or an instance of singing with trills, runs, or quavers.

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ETYMOLOGY:
Middle English werbelen, from Old North French werbler, of Germanic origin

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