warbled
past simple and past participle ofwarble
warble
verb[I]
uk/ˈwɔː.bəl/us/ˈwɔːr.bəl/(of abird) tosingpleasantly
humorous
tosing,especiallyin a highvoice:
Was that you Iheardwarbling in thebathroomthismorning?
Animal (non-human) sounds
- baa
- bleat
- buzzy
- caterwauling
- chatter
- cockcrow
- coo
- cry
- hee-haw
- honk
- howling
- miaow
- moo
- peep
- purr
- quack
- squeak
- trill
- trumpet
- warble
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Singing
Examplesofwarbled
warbled
In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use.
The prices charged to the tanners forwarbledhides are lower than those for clear hides.
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Its call is "tsit-it-it", and the song iswarbledgoldfinch-like trills and whistles given in display flight or from a high perch.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.Its song consists of repeated phrases of notes ranging from harsh and scratchy towarbledand flute-like, often interspersed with metallic clicking buzzes.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The male bird sings a series ofwarblednotes to defend his nesting territory.
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This example is from Wikipedia and may be reused under a CC BY-SA license.The brown-capped vireo has a sharp "twiist" call and the song is a richwarbled"here you see me hear me sing so sweet", reminiscent of that of warbling vireo.
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- step-sibling
- step-sibling
- stepsister
- step something down
- stepson
- step sth down
- step-sth-down
- step sth up
- step-sth-up
- step/tread on sb's toes
- step-tread-on-sb-s-toes
- step/tread on someone's toes
- step-tread-on-toes
- step up
- step-up
- step up to the plate
- step-up-to-the-plate
- stepwise
- -ster
- stereo
- stereo equipment
- stereographic
- stereo image
- stereo mix
- stereo mix