warble
11warble — Wormil Wor mil, n. [Cf. 1st {Warble}.] [1913 Webster] 1. (Zo[ o]l.) 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.… …
12warble — I. noun Etymology: Middle English werble tune, from Old French (Picard dialect), from werbler to sing expressively, trill, of Germanic origin; akin to Middle Dutch wervelen to turn, Old High German wirbil whirlwind more at whirl Date: 14th… …
13warble — war·ble wȯr bəl n 1) a swelling under the hide esp. of the back of cattle, horses, and wild mammals caused by the maggot of a botfly or warble fly 2) the maggot of a warble fly war·bled bəld adj …
14warble — [14] The etymological notion underlying the word warble is of ‘whirling around’; its application to sounds, originally in the sense ‘whirl of notes, trill’, is a secondary development. It was borrowed from Old Northern French werbler, a… …
15warble — n. small tumour of horse, especially under saddle, or caused by warble fly. ♦ warble fly, fly with larvae living under skin of cattle, etc …
16warble — [14] The etymological notion underlying the word warble is of ‘whirling around’; its application to sounds, originally in the sense ‘whirl of notes, trill’, is a secondary development. It was borrowed from Old Northern French werbler, a… …
17warble — 1. v. & n. v. 1 intr. & tr. sing in a gentle trilling manner. 2 tr. a speak or utter in a warbling manner. b express in a song or verse (warbled his love). n. a warbled song or utterance. Etymology: ME f. ONF werble(r) f. Frank. hwirbilon whirl,… …
18warble — warble1 /wawr beuhl/, v., warbled, warbling, n. v.i. 1. to sing or whistle with trills, quavers, or melodic embellishments: The canary warbled most of the day. 2. to yodel. 3. (of electronic equipment) to produce a continuous sound varying… …
19warble — verb Warble is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑bird …
20warble — war|ble [ˈwo:bəl US ˈwo:r ] v [Date: 1300 1400; : Old North French; Origin: werbler] 1.) to sing with a high continuous but quickly changing sound, the way a bird does 2.) [I and T] to sing, especially not very well used humorously ▪ Mills… …
