warble
The sound of one who warblesThe sound of one who warbles; singing with trills or modulations.
» The larks are warbling in the air.
Die Lerchen trillern droben in der Luft. — al_ex_an_der
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4 senses(countable, uncountable)The sound of one who warbles; singing with trills or modulations.
(countable, uncountable)In naval mine warfare, the process of varying the frequency of sound produced by a narrowband noisemaker to ensure that the frequency to which the mine will respond is covered.
A lesion under the skin of cattle, caused by the larva of a bot fly of genus Hypoderma.
Dasselbeule
a lumpy abscess under the hide of domestic mammals caused by larvae of a botfly or warble fly
A small hard swelling on a horse's back, caused by the galling of the saddle.
Examples
1 sentencesThe larks are warbling in the air.
deDie Lerchen trillern droben in der Luft. — al_ex_an_der
Translations
2 languagesBy meaning 1
Origin
Perhaps onomatopoeic. From Middle English werble (at least for the noun), from Frankish *Perhaps onomatopoeic.
From Middle English werble (at least for the noun), from Frankish *werbel (mole cricket), cognate to Walloon waerbea.
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Forms
plural: warblesWord family
3 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable