English dictionary
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English noun: warble | |||
| 1. | warble (animal) a lumpy abscess under the hide of domestic mammals caused by larvae of a botfly or warble fly | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | animal disease | ||
English verb: warble | |||
| 1. | warble (communication) sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below | ||
| Examples | They will warble the duet | ||
| Synonyms | quaver, trill | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s. Somebody ----s. Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | sing | ||
| 2. | warble (communication) sing by changing register; sing by yodeling | ||
| Samples | The Austrians were yodeling in the mountains. | ||
| Examples | The birds warble in the woods | ||
| Synonyms | descant, yodel | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | sing | ||
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