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war·ble1
warble1
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- pronunciation:
- wor
bl
- parts of speech:
- intransitive verb, transitive verb, noun
- features:
- Word Combinations (verb, noun)
part of speech: |
intransitive verb |
inflections: |
warbles, warbling, warbled |
definition: |
to sing or make sounds with trilling or quivering notes.
A nightingale warbled in the woods, and we stopped walking in order to listen.- similar words:
- quaver
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related words: |
chip, chipper, chirp, sing |
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part of speech: |
transitive verb |
definition: |
to sing (a song or the like) with trills and quavers.
- similar words:
- quaver
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related words: |
chirp, sing |
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part of speech: |
noun |
definition: |
the act or sound of warbling.
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related words: |
chip, chirp |
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