warble

verb

/ˈwɔːbl/

/ˈwɔːrbl/

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they warble	/ˈwɔːbl/ /ˈwɔːrbl/
he / she / it warbles	/ˈwɔːblz/ /ˈwɔːrblz/
past simple warbled	/ˈwɔːbld/ /ˈwɔːrbld/
past participle warbled	/ˈwɔːbld/ /ˈwɔːrbld/
-ing form warbling	/ˈwɔːblɪŋ/ /ˈwɔːrblɪŋ/

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[transitive, intransitive] warble (something) | + speech (humorous) to sing, especially in a high voice that is not very steady
- He warbled his way through the song.
[intransitive, transitive] warble (something) (of a bird) to sing with rapidly changing notes

Word Originlate Middle English (as a noun in the sense ‘melody’): from Old Northern French werble (noun), werbler (verb), of Germanic origin; related to whirl.

warble

noun

/ˈwɔːbl/

/ˈwɔːrbl/

[usually singular]

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(humorous) a high singing voice, especially one that is not very steady
- I heard the faint warble of Laura’s voice.
the sound of a bird singing with rapidly changing notes
- You will hear the chirp and warble of many birds.