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warble

1. war.ble \'wo.r-b*l\ n [ME werble tune, fr. ONF, of Gmc origin; akin to 
   MHG wirbel whirl,]tuning peg, OHG wirbil whirlwind - more at WHIRL 1: a 
   melodious succession of low pleasing sounds  2: a musical trill  3: the 
   action of warbling 
2. warble \-b(*-)lin\ vb or war.bling 1: to sing in a trilling manner or 
   with many turns and variations  2: to become sounded with trills, quavers, 
   and rapid modulations in pitch  3: SING  : to render with turns, runs, or 
   rapid modulations : TRILL 
3. warble \-b*ld\ n [perh. of Scand origin; akin to obs. Sw varbulde boil, 
   fr. var pus]+ bulde swelling 1: a swelling under the hide esp. of the back 
   of cattle, horses, and some o ther mammals caused by the maggot of a botfly 
   or warble fly 2: the maggot of a warble fly  - war.bled aj