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Those little nimble musicians of the air, that warble forth their curious ditties, with which nature hath furnished them to the shame of art.
Izaak Walton

Meaning of "warble" in the English dictionary

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ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD WARBLE

Via Old French werbler from Germanic; compare Frankish hwirbilōn (unattested), Old High German wirbil whirlwind.
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Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.
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PRONUNCIATION OF WARBLE

warble  [ˈwɔːbəl] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF WARBLE

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Warble is a verb and can also act as a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

The verb is the part of the sentence that is conjugated and expresses action and state of being.

See the conjugation of the verb warble in English.

WHAT DOES WARBLE MEAN IN ENGLISH?

warble

Warble fly

Warble fly is a name given to the genus Hypoderma, large flies which are parasitic on cattle and deer. Other names include "heel flies", "bomb flies", and "gad flies", while their larvae are often called "cattle grubs" or "wolves." Common species of warble fly include Hypoderma bovis and Hypoderma lineatum and Hypoderma tarandi. Larvae of Hypoderma species also have been reported in horses, sheep, goats, and humans. Adult warble flies are large, hairy, and bee-like and brown, orange, or yellow in color. The adults have vestigial mouthparts, so do not feed during their short lifespans, which can be as little as five days. They are found on all continents of the Northern Hemisphere, principally between 25 and 60° latitude.

Definition of warble in the English dictionary

The first definition of warble in the dictionary is to sing with trills, runs, and other embellishments. Other definition of warble is to utter in a song. Warble is also the act or an instance of warbling.

CONJUGATION OF THE VERB TO WARBLE

PRESENT

Present
I warble
you warble
he/she/it warbles
we warble
you warble
they warble
Present continuous
I am warbling
you are warbling
he/she/it is warbling
we are warbling
you are warbling
they are warbling
Present perfect
I have warbled
you have warbled
he/she/it has warbled
we have warbled
you have warbled
they have warbled
Present perfect continuous
I have been warbling
you have been warbling
he/she/it has been warbling
we have been warbling
you have been warbling
they have been warbling
Present tense is used to refer to circumstances that exist at the present time or over a period that includes the present time. The present perfect refers to past events, although it can be considered to denote primarily the resulting present situation rather than the events themselves.

PAST

Past
I warbled
you warbled
he/she/it warbled
we warbled
you warbled
they warbled
Past continuous
I was warbling
you were warbling
he/she/it was warbling
we were warbling
you were warbling
they were warbling
Past perfect
I had warbled
you had warbled
he/she/it had warbled
we had warbled
you had warbled
they had warbled
Past perfect continuous
I had been warbling
you had been warbling
he/she/it had been warbling
we had been warbling
you had been warbling
they had been warbling
Past tense forms express circumstances existing at some time in the past,

FUTURE

Future
I will warble
you will warble
he/she/it will warble
we will warble
you will warble
they will warble
Future continuous
I will be warbling
you will be warbling
he/she/it will be warbling
we will be warbling
you will be warbling
they will be warbling
Future perfect
I will have warbled
you will have warbled
he/she/it will have warbled
we will have warbled
you will have warbled
they will have warbled
Future perfect continuous
I will have been warbling
you will have been warbling
he/she/it will have been warbling
we will have been warbling
you will have been warbling
they will have been warbling
The future is used to express circumstances that will occur at a later time.

CONDITIONAL

Conditional
I would warble
you would warble
he/she/it would warble
we would warble
you would warble
they would warble
Conditional continuous
I would be warbling
you would be warbling
he/she/it would be warbling
we would be warbling
you would be warbling
they would be warbling
Conditional perfect
I would have warble
you would have warble
he/she/it would have warble
we would have warble
you would have warble
they would have warble
Conditional perfect continuous
I would have been warbling
you would have been warbling
he/she/it would have been warbling
we would have been warbling
you would have been warbling
they would have been warbling
Conditional or "future-in-the-past" tense refers to hypothetical or possible actions.

IMPERATIVE

Imperative
you warble
we let´s warble
you warble
The imperative is used to form commands or requests.
NONFINITE VERB FORMS
Infinitive
to warble
Past participle
warbled
Present Participle
warbling
Infinitive shows the action beyond temporal perspective. The present participle or gerund shows the action during the session. The past participle shows the action after completion.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH WARBLE


barbel
ˈbɑːbəl
bauble
ˈbɔːbəl
bubal
ˈbjuːbəl
burble
ˈbɜːbəl
corbeil
ˈkɔːbəl
corbeille
ˈkɔːbəl
corbel
ˈkɔːbəl
enfeeble
ɪnˈfiːbəl
feeble
ˈfiːbəl
garble
ˈɡɑːbəl
herbal
ˈhɜːbəl
marble
ˈmɑːbəl
nebel
ˈniːbəl
nonverbal
nɒnˈvɜːbəl
rouble
ˈruːbəl
rubel
ˈruːbəl
ruble
ˈruːbəl
Schnabel
ˈʃnɑːbəl
tubal
ˈtjuːbəl
verbal
ˈvɜːbəl

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE WARBLE

war-torn
war-weariness
war-weary
war-wounded
War.
waragi
Warangal
waratah
warb
Warbeck
warble fly
warbled
warbler
warbling
warblingly
warbot
Warburg
warby
warchalker
warchalking

WORDS THAT END LIKE WARBLE

able
accessible
affordable
applicable
at the double
available
cable
comfortable
compatible
double
emmarble
enable
ensemble
expandable
flexible
horrible
humble
jirble
pass in one´s marble
Purbeck marble

Synonyms and antonyms of warble in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «WARBLE»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «warble» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of warble
call · chirp · chirrup · cry · pipe · quaver · sing · song · trill · twitter

Translation of «warble» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF WARBLE

Find out the translation of warble to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of warble from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «warble» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

鸣啭
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

trinar
570 millions of speakers

English

warble
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

गीत
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

صدح
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

трель
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

piar
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

কূজন
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

gazouiller
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Warble
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

trällern
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

さえずる
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

지저귀다
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Nyolong
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tiếng líu lo
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நடுங்கும் குரலோடு இனிமையாகப் பாடு
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

वारले
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

şırıldama
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

gorgheggiare
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

wibrujący
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

трель
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

ciripit
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

τόνος
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

gekweel
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

drill
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

warble
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of warble

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «WARBLE»

The term «warble» is normally little used and occupies the 108.796 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «WARBLE» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «warble» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «warble» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about warble

EXAMPLES

QUOTES WITH «WARBLE»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word warble.
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Izaak Walton
Those little nimble musicians of the air, that warble forth their curious ditties, with which nature hath furnished them to the shame of art.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «WARBLE»

Discover the use of warble in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to warble and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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The Wacky Misadventures Of Warble Mcgorkle
Warble decides to buy as much as he can with the cash on hand; once he doubles his investment (when the I.N.C. pays up) and finds out how much credit is left on the card, he can make a bigger purchase the next time. Calculating how many ...
Clay Shannon, 2004
2
The Magic Warble
Kristina was about to ask Davina how she had gotten to Bernovem, but then she remembered Rumalock telling her, “Whoever has touched the Magic Warble, or even the case it was stored in, will be brought here.” “If you place the Magic ...
Victoria Simcox, 2009
3
Ox warble fly: Report on the demonstrations and experiments, ...
Report on the demonstrations and experiments, 1930 Worcestershire county council. Agricultural education sub-committee. The practical experimental work in the County has conclusively satisfied a scientific deduction and more frequent ...
Worcestershire county council. Agricultural education sub-committee, 1930
4
Birdsong, Speech, and Language: Exploring the Evolution of ...
If recognize is used in the meaning “see that rattle rattle rattle warble warble warble is different from rattle rattle rattle warble warble,” its use is innocent and fine. If it is used with the meaning recognize an underlying regularity instantiated in ...
Johan J. Bolhuis, Martin Everaert, 2013
5
Daughter of Kura: A Novel
Warble's back was framed in the shelter door as she emerged for the next watch, and outside, Hum was stirring up the fire and causing bits of ash to shower the crisped, flattened grass around the fire. The three women greeted one another ...
Debra Austin, 2009
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The Nature of Paleolithic Art
Eskimo from northem Alaska delight in eating the large spring maggots, or larvae {A. circled), of the reindeer warble fly, Oedemagena tarandi. l suspect Eurasian people did the same in the Paleolithic. This is one of the few insects eaten by ...
R. Dale Guthrie, 2005
7
Warble Flies, Hypoderma Lineatum, Villers, and Hypoderma ...
Although occasionally there may be certain imperfections with these old texts, we feel they deserve to be made available for future generations to enjoy.
Hadwen Seymour, 2013
8
Ptomaine Street: the tale of Warble Petticoat
the tale of Warble Petticoat Carolyn Wells. This man wore eccentric dress of some sort, and as he waited for the applause to melt away, he stood, absent- mindedly picking crumbs out of his beard. By subtle hint of auto-suggestion this made ...
Carolyn Wells, 1921
9
Oscillator Circuits
two-tone siren, 150 wailing alarm, 161 wailing siren, 156 warble generator, 161 warble-tone alarm, 160 warbling tone generator, 160 warning alarm, varying-fre- quency, 163 yelp oscillator, 158 yelping siren, 150 sound generator, 154-155 ...
Rudolf F. Graf, 1997
10
Parasites and Behaviour
However, one of the more extreme avoidance behaviours is seen in the response of cattle and some cervids to the attack by warble flies which deposit eggs on the legs and lower abdomen of a host's body. Cattle farmers have frequently noted ...
M. V. K. Sukhdeo, Leslie H. Chappell, 1994

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «WARBLE»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term warble is used in the context of the following news items.
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Warble uses beacon technology to connect retailers, customers
Chattanooga tech incubator LPG Labs has launched an app that uses beacon technology to help retailers engage customers via smartphone. Beacon ... «Nooga.com, Jun 15»
2
Beast of the Week: Bronxville's Warble key part of title run
On a team with as much talent and depth as Bronxville's, Mason Warble was still able to stand out during the team's run to a second-straight Class C title. «The Journal News | LoHud.com, May 15»
3
Review: 'Pitch Perfect 2' about as deep as a lunch tray
It's a summer movie that is relatively unconcerned with coherency and more concerned with spending time with likeable actors as they warble their way through ... «CTV News, May 15»
4
'American Idol' to Warble Its Swan Song Starting This Fall
In this image released by Fox, Abigail Breslin stars as Chanel #5 in the new comedy horror anthology, "Scream Queens," premiering in September on FOX. «Valley News, May 15»
5
Early timeout jolts Bronxville to rout at Briarcliff
During the eight-goal run, Bronxville got goals from five different players: Lucy Hanrahan (two), Warble (two), Ellie Walsh, Allie Berkery, and Caroline Cahaney. «The Journal News | LoHud.com, Apr 15»
6
Britain's Got Talent's singing dog Wendy didn't really warble (nooo …
As much as we REALLY wanted to believe it, deep down we just knew the singing dog on Britain's Got Talent didn't really speak. Wonder pooch Wendy ... «heatworld, Apr 15»
7
Budding star goes from war to warble
Budding star goes from war to warble. Emma Bergmeier-Varian: April 8, 2015, 4:24 am. Share. Share. Budding star goes from war to warble - The West ... «The West Australian, Apr 15»
8
In top trending hashtags, Malaysians warble GST woes on Twitter
Screen capture showing one of the most popular hashtag topics last night, #ReplaceSongNameWithGST, which saw many Twitter users condemn and mock the ... «Malay Mail Online, Apr 15»
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The Evolution of Terrence Howard's “Warble Voice”
So we've traced the evolution of Howard's “warble voice”—from The Best Man to his Oscar-nominated turn in Hustle & Flow, all the way up through Empire, his ... «The Slatest, Feb 15»
10
Broncos come up big with shutout win for state Class B title
The Broncos got a first-half goal from sophomore Mason Warble and second-half tallies from seniors Caitlin Fryer and Lucy Kohlhoff. Bronxville dominated much ... «The Journal News | LoHud.com, Nov 14»

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