warble 1 of 2

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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warble

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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
Diddy’s beat warbles like sheet metal slammed against the ground while Usher sings about maintaining a relationship that’s beginning to fall apart. Dylan Green, Vulture, 20 Feb. 2024 Phoenix, on the other hand, warbles and screeches through his numbers. Alex Abad-Santos, Vox, 4 Oct. 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
  • Wilson began the performance by playing the song’s familiar melody on his guitar before wrapping the anthem in baritone vocal notes.
    Joseph Hudak, Rolling Stone, 25 Apr. 2025
  • When the melody feels right and is looping in my mind, or playing and singing dummy vocals over and over, certain words start to appear.
    Frank DiGiacomo, Billboard, 24 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • There’ll probably be some cowbells, and there might be someone trilling in sultry Portuguese or a burst of wordless, stoic alpha-male grunts.
    Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 26 Mar. 2025
  • Her soft-focus voice floats over trilling mandolin picking and reserved fiddle.
    Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 10 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • In addition, there’s a post-credits scene that features the young version of Sammie signing a song, which, like the mid-credits scene, doesn’t serve as a springboard for a sequel.
    Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Hopefully, that will make genre transitions less jarring without changing how a song sounds.
    Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 18 Apr. 2025

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“Warble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warble. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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