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warble n. 鳥囀,顫聲
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vi. 鳥鳴,用柔和的顫聲唱 鳥囀,顫聲鳥鳴,用柔和的顫聲唱 warble n 1: a lumpy abscess under the hide of domestic mammals caused by larvae of a botfly or warble fly v 1: sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below [ synonym: { warble}, { trill}, { quaver}] 2: sing by changing register; sing by yodeling; " The Austrians were yodeling in the mountains" [ synonym: { yodel}, { warble}, { descant}] Warble \ War" ble\, v. i. 1. To be quavered or modulated; to be uttered melodiously. [ 1913 Webster] Such strains ne' er warble in the linnet' s throat. -- Gay. [ 1913 Webster] 3. To sing in a trilling manner, or with many turns and variations. " Birds on the branches warbling." -- Milton. [ 1913 Webster] 3. To sing with sudden changes from chest to head tones; to yodel. [ 1913 Webster]
Warble \ War" ble\, n. [ Cf. { Wormil}.] [ 1913 Webster] 1. ( Far.) ( a) A small, hard tumor which is produced on the back of a horse by the heat or pressure of the saddle in traveling. ( b) A small tumor produced by the larvae of the gadfly in the backs of horses, cattle, etc. Called also { warblet}, { warbeetle}, { warnles}. [ 1913 Webster] 2. ( Zool.) See { Wormil}. [ 1913 Webster]
Warble \ War" ble\, v. t. [ imp. & p. p. { Warbled}; p. pr. & vb. n. { Warbling}.] [ OE. werbelen, OF. werbler; of Teutonic origin; cf. G. wirbeln to turn, to warble, D. wervelen, akin to E. whirl. See { Whirl}.] [ 1913 Webster] 1. To sing in a trilling, quavering, or vibratory manner; to modulate with turns or variations; to trill; as, certain birds are remarkable for warbling their songs. [ 1913 Webster] 2. To utter musically; to modulate; to carol. [ 1913 Webster] If she be right invoked in warbled song. -- Milton. [ 1913 Webster] Warbling sweet the nuptial lay. -- Trumbull. [ 1913 Webster] 3. To cause to quaver or vibrate. " And touch the warbled string." -- Milton. [ 1913 Webster]
Warble \ War" ble\, n. A quavering modulation of the voice; a musical trill; a song. [ 1913 Webster] And he, the wondrous child, Whose silver warble wild Outvalued every pulsing sound. -- Emerson. [ 1913 Webster]
Wormil \ Wor" mil\, n. [ Cf. 1st { Warble}.] [ 1913 Webster] 1. ( Zool.) Any botfly larva which burrows in or beneath the skin of domestic and wild animals, thus producing sores. They belong to various species of { Hypoderma} and allied genera. Domestic cattle are often infested by a large species. See { Gadfly}. Called also { warble}, and { worble}. [ Written also { wormal}, { wormul}, and { wornil}.] [ 1913 Webster] 2. ( Far.) See 1st { Warble}, 1 ( b) . [ 1913 Webster] 121 Moby Thesaurus words for " warble": air, anthem, ballad, bark, bawl, bellow, blare, blat, blubber, boom, bray, breathe, buzz, cackle, call, carol, caw, chant, chatter, cheep, chirk, chirp, chirr, chirrup, chitter, choir, chorus, chuck, clack, cluck, cock- a- doodle- doo, coo, croak, cronk, croon, crow, cuckoo, descant, diapason, do- re- mi, drawl, drum, exclaim, flute, gabble, gaggle, gasp, gobble, growl, grunt, guggle, hiss, honk, hoo, hoot, hum, hymn, intonate, intone, keen, lay, lilt, measure, melodia, minstrel, mumble, murmur, mutter, pant, peep, pip, pipe, psalm, quack, quaver, roar, roll, roulade, rumble, scold, scream, screech, serenade, shake, shriek, sibilate, sigh, sing, sing in chorus, snap, snarl, snort, sob, sol- fa, solmizate, squall, squawk, squeal, strain, thunder, tremolo, trill, troll, trumpet, tune, twang, tweedle, tweedledee, tweet, twit, twitter, vocalize, wail, whine, whisper, whistle, yap, yawp, yell, yelp, yodel
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