warble
verb
[ ˈwɔːb(ə)l ]
• (of a bird) sing softly and with a succession of constantly changing notes.
• "larks were warbling in the trees"
Similar:
trill,
sing,
chirp,
chirrup,
chirr,
cheep,
twitter,
tweet,
whistle,
chatter,
squeak,
pipe,
peep,
warble
noun
• a warbling sound or utterance.
• "through the wall came a faint warble"
Similar:
trill,
trilling,
song,
birdsong,
cry,
warbling,
chirp,
chirping,
chirrup,
chirruping,
chirr,
chirring,
cheep,
cheeping,
twitter,
twittering,
tweet,
tweeting,
whistle,
whistling,
chatter,
chattering,
squeak,
squeaking,
pipe,
piping,
peep,
peeping,
call,
calling,
Origin:
late Middle English (as a noun in the sense ‘melody’): from Old Northern French werble (noun), werbler (verb), of Germanic origin; related to whirl.
warble
noun
• a swelling or abscess beneath the skin on the back of cattle, horses, and other mammals, caused by the presence of the larva of a warble fly.
Origin:
late Middle English: of uncertain origin.
