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warble.

To modulate a tone's frequency.

6 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

verb/ˈwɔɹbl̩/General-American/ˈwɔːbl̩/Received-Pronunciation
  1. To modulate a tone's frequency.

    transitive
  2. To sing like a bird, especially with trills.

    transitive
  3. To cause to quaver or vibrate.

    transitive
  4. To be quavered or modulated; to be uttered melodiously.

    intransitive
Where this word comes from

Perhaps onomatopoeic.

noun/ˈwɔɹbl̩/General-American/ˈwɔːbl̩/Received-Pronunciation
  1. The sound of one who warbles; singing with trills or modulations.

    countable · uncountable
  2. In naval mine warfare, the process of varying the frequency of sound produced by a narrowband noisemaker to ensure that the frequency to which the mine will respond is covered.

    countable · uncountable
Where this word comes from

Perhaps onomatopoeic.

noun/ˈwɔɹbl̩/General-American/ˈwɔːbl̩/Received-Pronunciation
  1. A lesion under the skin of cattle, caused by the larva of a bot fly of genus Hypoderma.

  2. A small hard swelling on a horse's back, caused by the galling of the saddle.

Where this word comes from

From Middle English werble (at least for the noun), from Frankish *werbel (mole cricket), cognate to Walloon waerbea.

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