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warble

UK/ˈwɔːbl̩/ US/ˈwɔɹbl̩/ rare
verb (2) noun (1)

verb

1.

sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below

Synonyms
2.

sing by changing register; sing by yodeling

  • “The Austrians were yodeling in the mountains”
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noun

1.

a lumpy abscess under the hide of domestic mammals caused by larvae of a botfly or warble fly

Origin

From Middle English werble (at least for the noun), from Frankish *werbel (mole cricket), cognate to Walloon waerbea.

Phrases

  • warble fly

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