Warble

Definitions

1. The sound of one who warbles; singing with trills or modulations.
   countable, uncountable
2. A lesion under the skin of cattle, caused by the larva of a bot fly of genus Hypoderma.
3. In naval mine warfare, the process of varying the frequency of sound produced by a narrowband noisemaker to ensure that the frequency to which the mine will respond is covered.
   countable, uncountable
4. A small hard swelling on a horse's back, caused by the galling of the saddle.

Equivalents

Examples

“The blackbirds and robins and and^([sic]) tits and finches shout⟳ at each other, chups and warbles and chirrups that, loosely translated, mean⟳ “Fancy a shag?”, “Get⟳ OFF my land⟳” or “I’ve got a great big tonker.””

CEFR level