Associations to the word «Warble»

WARBLE, verb. (transitive) To modulate a tone's frequency.

WARBLE, verb. (transitive) To sing like a bird, especially with trills.

WARBLE, verb. (transitive) To cause to quaver or vibrate.

WARBLE, verb. (intransitive) To be quavered or modulated; to be uttered melodiously.

WARBLE, noun. (military) In naval mine warfare, the process of varying the frequency of sound produced by a narrow band noisemaker to ensure that the frequency to which the mine will respond is covered.

WARBLE, noun. A lesion under the skin of cattle, caused by the larva of a bot fly of genus Hypoderma.

WARBLE FLY, noun. Any member of the genus Hypoderma of large flies, parasitic on cattle and deer.

WARBLE, noun. A lumpy abscess under the hide of domestic mammals caused by larvae of a botfly or warble fly.

WARBLE, verb. Sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below.

WARBLE, verb. Sing by changing register; sing by yodeling; "The Austrians were yodeling in the mountains".