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as in melody
a rhythmic series of musical tones arranged to give a pleasing effect whistled a cheerful warble as he strolled down the street

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verb

as in to trill
to sing with the alternation of two musical tones the skylark warbled prettily outside our window

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Recent Examples of warble
Noun
The one on the right warbles on a flute, the middle strums a guitar and the one on the left slowly taps away on a tambourine. Ben Morse, CNN, 14 Sep. 2024 There, neither a boulevard stroll nor a chanteuse warble nor a swig of absinthe was to be had. Brian T. Allen, National Review, 17 Aug. 2024
Verb
The Celtic Tenors Katharine Hepburn Cultural Arts Center, 300 Main St., Old Saybrook The Celtic Tenors — Matthew Gilsenan, James Nelson and Daryl Simpson — have been warbling together for years and are back on a U.S. tour with a special Christmas set. Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 30 Nov. 2024 Fans only need to wait a few weeks to warble along with Erivo and Ariana Grande — interactive sing-along screenings of the film are set to premiere on Christmas Day. William Earl, Variety, 28 Nov. 2024 See All Example Sentences for warble
Recent Examples of Synonyms for warble
Noun
  • And a three-piece felt natural: that kind of aggression and melody, and hopefully having a simple but smart approach to the words.
    David Browne, Rolling Stone, 8 Mar. 2025
  • Blood dripped from our hero’s wounds and from the images in the title sequence, depicted against a haunting piano melody.
    Proma Khosla, IndieWire, 5 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Her soft-focus voice floats over trilling mandolin picking and reserved fiddle.
    Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 10 Mar. 2025
  • Sardi’s, so synonymous with that time on Broadway, is bathed in a golden glow, the piano trilling through its empty space.
    Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 18 Feb. 2025
Noun
  • People were coming up and saying, ‘Is this really your first song?’.
    Richard Sutcliffe, The Athletic, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Yang had the honor of introducing one of her two songs, and also performing with her in several skits.
    Alli Rosenbloom, CNN, 13 Mar. 2025

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“Warble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warble. Accessed 21 Mar. 2025.

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