Definition of warble - Reverso English Dictionary
Verb
1.
bird singingsing pleasantly like a bird
- The canary warbled in the morning light.
2.
singing stylesing in a trilling or quavering voice
- The bird began to warble early in the morning..
Noun
1.
musicmelodious trill or series of trills in bird song
- The forest was alive with the warble of various birds..
2.
cattle lesionTECH. lesion under the skin caused by bot fly larvaTECH.
- The vet treated the cow's warble.
3.
horse swellingTECH. hard swelling on a horse's back from saddle frictionTECH.
- The horse developed a warble from the saddle.
Expressions with warble
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large hairy fly that causes skin lumps in cattle
A warble fly can cause bumps on a cow's back.
Origin of warble
Old English, wyrgan (to strangle)
Examples of warble in a sentence
In spring, the birds warble in the garden. She could warble beautifully during the performance. He tried to warble like his favorite singer. We woke up to the warble of a lark. The warble of the nightingale was enchanting. The farmer noticed a warble on the calf.
Warble removal is a common procedure in cattle. The rider noticed a warble after the long journey. A warble formed due to the ill-fitting saddle.
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- French:gazouiller, gazouillis, ...
- German:zwitschern, Trillern, ...
- Italian:gorgheggiare, gorgheggio, ...
- Spanish:cantar, gorjeo, ...
- Portuguese:cantar, gorjeio, ...
- Chinese:歌唱, 鸟鸣, ...
- Japanese:さえずる, さえずり, ...
- Arabic:غَرَّدَ, تغريد, ...
- Hebrew:לְצַיֵּץ, צִיּוּץ, ...
- Russian:щебетать, трель, ...
- Ukrainian:співати, щебетання, ...
- Hindi:मधुर गाना, कूक, ...
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