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Warble \War"ble\, v. i.
1. To be quavered or modulated; to be uttered melodiously.
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Such strains ne'er warble in the linnet's throat.
--Gay.
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3. To sing in a trilling manner, or with many turns and
variations. "Birds on the branches warbling." --Milton.
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3. To sing with sudden changes from chest to head tones; to
yodel.
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Warble \War"ble\, n. [Cf. {Wormil}.]
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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}.
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2. (Zool.) See {Wormil}.
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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}.]
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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.
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2. To utter musically; to modulate; to carol.
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If she be right invoked in warbled song. --Milton.
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Warbling sweet the nuptial lay. --Trumbull.
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3. To cause to quaver or vibrate. "And touch the warbled
string." --Milton.
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Warble \War"ble\, n.
A quavering modulation of the voice; a musical trill; a song.
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And he, the wondrous child,
Whose silver warble wild
Outvalued every pulsing sound. --Emerson.
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Wormil \Wor"mil\, n. [Cf. 1st {Warble}.]
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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}.]
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2. (Far.) See 1st {Warble}, 1
(b) .
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