warble 1 of 2

as in melody
a rhythmic series of musical tones arranged to give a pleasing effect whistled a cheerful warble as he strolled down the street

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warble

2 of 2

verb

as in to trill
to sing with the alternation of two musical tones the skylark warbled prettily outside our window

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Noun
There, neither a boulevard stroll nor a chanteuse warble nor a swig of absinthe was to be had. Brian T. Allen, National Review, 17 Aug. 2024 Legendary sound designer Ben Burtt, the man behind R2-D2’s beeps, the lightsaber swoosh and Wall-E’s electronic warble, will be honored at this year’s Locarno Film Festival with the Vision Award Ticinomoda, a prize dedicated to creatives whose work has extended the horizons of cinema. Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 June 2024
Verb
Great shows are all over From Alonzo King LINES Ballet to a Polish opera star and Bruce Hornsby warbling about water, there is a lot to see and hear this weekend in the Bay Area. Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 4 Apr. 2024 The stereotype of large women in horned helmets warbling silly nothings comes largely from the period when American operagoers had lost the language skills that our great-grandparents had, either as European immigrants or European-admiring, upper-class swells. Nicholas Gallagher, Washington Examiner, 12 Jan. 2024 See all Example Sentences for warble 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for warble
Noun
  • One of my favorite parts of Oblivion is the French band M83’s atmospheric, electronic score, which combines pulsating beats, ambient textures and soaring melodies that echo both the technological sophistication of Jack’s world and the emotional weight of his discoveries.
    Travis Bean, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
  • Audio and music players for kids give them access a unique variety of stories, melodies, voices, and cultures that can spark a lifelong love of music and books.
    Cheryl Fenton, Parents, 2 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • Any minute now, the mockingbird will trill at me to go to bed.
    Edan Lepucki, The Atlantic, 12 July 2024
  • At dawn, cooing doves and trilling Eurasian blackbirds woke me.
    Nina Burleigh, New York Times, 21 May 2024
Noun
  • Trouble spots arise as songs lean tackily into nostalgia.
    Craig Jenkins, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024
  • The song reached new audiences — and new generations — when it was featured in the incredibly popular 2018 biopic film of the same name, which was based on MercyMe singer Bart Millard’s life and focused in large part on the story behind the song.
    Randy McMullen, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024

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“Warble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warble. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

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