Warble

warble
    n 1: a lumpy abscess under the hide of domestic mammals caused
         by larvae of a botfly or warble fly
    v 1: sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note
         above or below [syn: {warble}, {trill}, {quaver}]
    2: sing by changing register; sing by yodeling; "The Austrians
       were yodeling in the mountains" [syn: {yodel}, {warble},
       {descant}]
    

Warble \War"ble\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Warbled}; p. pr. & vb. n.
   {Warbling}.] [OE. werbelen, OF. werbler; of Teutonic origin;
   cf. G. wirbeln to turn, to warble, D. wervelen, akin to E.
   whirl. See {Whirl}.]
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   1. To sing in a trilling, quavering, or vibratory manner; to
      modulate with turns or variations; to trill; as, certain
      birds are remarkable for warbling their songs.
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   2. To utter musically; to modulate; to carol.
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            If she be right invoked in warbled song. --Milton.
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            Warbling sweet the nuptial lay.       --Trumbull.
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   3. To cause to quaver or vibrate. "And touch the warbled
      string." --Milton.
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Warble \War"ble\, n. [Cf. {Wormil}.]
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   1. (Far.)
      (a) A small, hard tumor which is produced on the back of a
          horse by the heat or pressure of the saddle in
          traveling.
      (b) A small tumor produced by the larvae of the gadfly in
          the backs of horses, cattle, etc. Called also
          {warblet}, {warbeetle}, {warnles}.
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   2. (Zool.) See {Wormil}.
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Warble \War"ble\, v. i.
   1. To be quavered or modulated; to be uttered melodiously.
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            Such strains ne'er warble in the linnet's throat.
                                                  --Gay.
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   3. To sing in a trilling manner, or with many turns and
      variations. "Birds on the branches warbling." --Milton.
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   3. To sing with sudden changes from chest to head tones; to
      yodel.
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Warble \War"ble\, n.
   A quavering modulation of the voice; a musical trill; a song.
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         And he, the wondrous child,
         Whose silver warble wild
         Outvalued every pulsing sound.           --Emerson.
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Wormil \Wor"mil\, n. [Cf. 1st {Warble}.]
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   1. (Zool.) Any botfly larva which burrows in or beneath the
      skin of domestic and wild animals, thus producing sores.
      They belong to various species of {Hypoderma} and allied
      genera. Domestic cattle are often infested by a large
      species. See {Gadfly}. Called also {warble}, and {worble}.
      [Written also {wormal}, {wormul}, and {wornil}.]
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   2. (Far.) See 1st {Warble}, 1
      (b) .
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121 Moby Thesaurus words for "warble":
      air, anthem, ballad, bark, bawl, bellow, blare, blat, blubber,
      boom, bray, breathe, buzz, cackle, call, carol, caw, chant,
      chatter, cheep, chirk, chirp, chirr, chirrup, chitter, choir,
      chorus, chuck, clack, cluck, cock-a-doodle-doo, coo, croak, cronk,
      croon, crow, cuckoo, descant, diapason, do-re-mi, drawl, drum,
      exclaim, flute, gabble, gaggle, gasp, gobble, growl, grunt, guggle,
      hiss, honk, hoo, hoot, hum, hymn, intonate, intone, keen, lay,
      lilt, measure, melodia, minstrel, mumble, murmur, mutter, pant,
      peep, pip, pipe, psalm, quack, quaver, roar, roll, roulade, rumble,
      scold, scream, screech, serenade, shake, shriek, sibilate, sigh,
      sing, sing in chorus, snap, snarl, snort, sob, sol-fa, solmizate,
      squall, squawk, squeal, strain, thunder, tremolo, trill, troll,
      trumpet, tune, twang, tweedle, tweedledee, tweet, twit, twitter,
      vocalize, wail, whine, whisper, whistle, yap, yawp, yell, yelp,
      yodel