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# warble

verb (warble, warbles, warbled, warbling); noun (a warble)

«warble» in the English dictionary: everyday — its meanings, how the lessons use it, and examples, each with its tree on Mova.

## Everyday

1. Of a bird: to sing with a sweet, trembling, changing sound. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/warble/#m1)
2. Of a person: to sing in a high, wobbly voice, often said jokingly. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/warble/#m2)
3. (noun) A warbling sound. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/warble/#m3)

### In the lessons

Used in nature writing, stories and poems: birds warble in the trees in spring. It can be gently funny about people: "Grandad warbled an old song in the bath." Warblers are a group of small songbirds named after their song.

### Examples

- A little bird warbled in the hedge. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/warble/#x1)
- We heard blackbirds warbling at dawn. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/warble/#x2)
- Grandad warbled an old song while he made the tea. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/warble/#x3)
- The singer's voice warbled on the high notes. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/warble/#x4)
- The warble of the robin filled the garden. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/warble/#x5)
- My sister warbles along to every song on the radio. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/warble/#x6)
- "Through the forest, and in the vale, Sweetly warbles the nightingale. [tree →](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/warble/#x7)

### Note

Regular verb: warbled, warbling. A warbler is a small songbird. "Warble" is gentler than "screech" or "squawk". Do not confuse with "wobble", though a warbling voice does wobble a little.

## On Mova

- [Trees and pragmatics of «warble» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/dictionaries/school/W/warble/): every meaning and example parsed by Mova, with its dependency tree and frames.
- [«warble» in the school dictionary](https://mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/warble.html) on Mova free.