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Meaning of Warble | Babel Free

Noun CEFR C2 Specialized
ˈwɔɹbl̩

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

العربية التغريد
Български чуруликам
Cymraeg telori trilio
Deutsch Dasselbeule
Español trinar
Suomi livertää
Français varon varron
Gàidhlig ceileir
Italiano cinguettare
日本語 さえずる
Português gorjear

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

C2
Mastery
This word is part of the CEFR C2 vocabulary — mastery level.
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