[1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

warble \war"ble\, v. t. imp.  p. p. warbled; p. pr.  vb. n.
   warbling. oe. werbelen, of. werbler; of teutonic origin;
   cf. g. wirbeln to turn, to warble, d. wervelen, akin to e.
   whirl. see whirl.
   1913 webster
   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.
      1913 webster

   2. to utter musically; to modulate; to carol.
      1913 webster

            if she be right invoked in warbled song. --milton.
      1913 webster

            warbling sweet the nuptial lay.       --trumbull.
      1913 webster

   3. to cause to quaver or vibrate. "and touch the warbled
      string." --milton.
      1913 webster
see also:
warbled warbling whirl 

[2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

warble \war"ble\, n. cf. wormil.
   1913 webster
   1. far.
      a a small, hard tumor which is produced on the back of a
          horse by the heat or pressure of the saddle in
          traveling.
      b a small tumor produced by the larvae of the gadfly in
          the backs of horses, cattle, etc. called also
          warblet, warbeetle, warnles.
          1913 webster

   2. zool. see wormil.
      1913 webster
see also:
wormil warblet warbeetle warnles 

[3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

warble \war"ble\, v. i.
   1. to be quavered or modulated; to be uttered melodiously.
      1913 webster

            such strains ne'er warble in the linnet's throat.
                                                  --gay.
      1913 webster

   3. to sing in a trilling manner, or with many turns and
      variations. "birds on the branches warbling." --milton.
      1913 webster

   3. to sing with sudden changes from chest to head tones; to
      yodel.
      1913 webster

[4] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

warble \war"ble\, n.
   a quavering modulation of the voice; a musical trill; a song.
   1913 webster

         and he, the wondrous child,
         whose silver warble wild
         outvalued every pulsing sound.           --emerson.
   1913 webster

[5] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48

wormil \wor"mil\, n. cf. 1st warble.
   1913 webster
   1. zool. any botfly larva which burrows in or beneath the
      skin of domestic and wild animals, thus producing sores.
      they belong to various species of hypoderma and allied
      genera. domestic cattle are often infested by a large
      species. see gadfly. called also warble, and worble.
      written also wormal, wormul, and wornil.
      1913 webster

   2. far. see 1st warble, 1
      b .
          1913 webster
see also:
warble hypoderma gadfly warble worble wormal 
wormul wornil 

[6] : WordNet (r) 2.0

warble
     n : a lumpy abscess under the hide of domestic mammals caused by
         larvae of a botfly or warble fly
     v 1: sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note
          above or below syn: trill, quaver
     2: sing by changing register; sing by yodeling; "the austrians
        were yodeling in the mountains" syn: yodel, descant
see also:
trill quaver yodel descant 

[7] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0

121 moby thesaurus words for "warble":
   air, anthem, ballad, bark, bawl, bellow, blare, blat, blubber,
   boom, bray, breathe, buzz, cackle, call, carol, caw, chant,
   chatter, cheep, chirk, chirp, chirr, chirrup, chitter, choir,
   chorus, chuck, clack, cluck, cock-a-doodle-doo, coo, croak, cronk,
   croon, crow, cuckoo, descant, diapason, do-re-mi, drawl, drum,
   exclaim, flute, gabble, gaggle, gasp, gobble, growl, grunt, guggle,
   hiss, honk, hoo, hoot, hum, hymn, intonate, intone, keen, lay,
   lilt, measure, melodia, minstrel, mumble, murmur, mutter, pant,
   peep, pip, pipe, psalm, quack, quaver, roar, roll, roulade, rumble,
   scold, scream, screech, serenade, shake, shriek, sibilate, sigh,
   sing, sing in chorus, snap, snarl, snort, sob, sol-fa, solmizate,
   squall, squawk, squeal, strain, thunder, tremolo, trill, troll,
   trumpet, tune, twang, tweedle, tweedledee, tweet, twit, twitter,
   vocalize, wail, whine, whisper, whistle, yap, yawp, yell, yelp,
   yodel

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