Category:Warble

War"ble, n. Etym: [cf. Wormil.]

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 larvæ of the gadfly in the backs of Horses, cattle, etc. Called also warblet, warbeetle, warnles.

2. (zoöl.)

Defn: see wormil.

Warble War"ble, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Warbled; p. pr. & vb. n. Warbling.] Etym: [oe. werbelen, of. werbler; of teutonic origin; cf. G. wirbeln To turn, to warble, d. wervelen, akin to e. whirl. See whirl.]

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.

2. To utter musically; to modulate; to carol. If she be right invoked in warbled song. Milton. Warbling sweet the nuptial lay. Trumbull.

3. To cause to quaver or vibrate. "and touch the warbled string." Milton.

Warble War"ble, v. i.

1. To be quavered or modulated; to be uttered melodiously. Such strains ne'er warble in the linnet's throat. Gay.

3. To sing in a trilling manner, or with many turns and variations. "birds on the branches warbling." Milton.

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

Warble War"ble, n.

Defn: a quavering modulation of the voice; a musical trill; a song. And he, the wondrous child, whose silver warble wild outvalued every Pulsing sound. Emerson.