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Recent Examples of warble
Ars Technica,
19 Mar. 2025
Enigma transmissions, in Morse code, were identified by their stereotypical military format, while the distinctive warble of the SZ42’s radioteletype signals was instantly recognizable.
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IEEE Spectrum,
4 Feb. 2025
Linnie Greene,
Pitchfork,
10 June 2026
The track begins with Winter’s distinct vocals warbling and wobbling over a tender percussion groove.
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Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
8 July 2025
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Noun
Budgerigars are both impressive vocal mimics and also have complex vocalizations called warbles that are a mix of noisy and harmonic calls.
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Ars Technica,
19 Mar. 2025
Enigma transmissions, in Morse code, were identified by their stereotypical military format, while the distinctive warble of the SZ42’s radioteletype signals was instantly recognizable.
—
IEEE Spectrum,
4 Feb. 2025
Verb
Her distinctive voice has been Widowspeak’s emblem since the band first emerged, warbled like Mazzy Star’s Hope Sandoval over CB radio.
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Linnie Greene,
Pitchfork,
10 June 2026
The track begins with Winter’s distinct vocals warbling and wobbling over a tender percussion groove.
—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
8 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for warble
Noun
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Disgruntled colonists in taverns and town squares borrowed British melodies to support new lyrics expressive of a developing national consciousness.
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Immersive robot awareness As a robot approaches, the system generates a melody that changes over time.
Verb
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McGill’s superbly nuanced calls, runs, and trills elicited commentary from a second audience, perched in the trees above—a colloquium of finches, towhees, titmice, kingbirds, juncos, and Eurasian collared doves.
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Musselwhite punctuated the music with his harmonica trills and moans while his right knee bounced in time with the rhythms.
Noun
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The search for the opening song stretched into the final weeks before filming, with Kittrell, Dries and pilot director Jason Moore trading ideas over text.
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That passion was evident throughout the evening as supporters periodically broke into song.
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“Warble.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warble. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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