warble

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war·ble /ˈwɔːbəl $ ˈwɔːr-/ verb  1. [intransitive]HBB to sing with a high continuous but quickly changing sound, the way a bird does 用颤音高声唱；〔鸟〕啭鸣2  [intransitive, transitive]APM to sing, especially not very well – used humorously 唱〔尤指唱得不好；幽默用法〕 Mills warbled a few notes. 米尔斯凑合着唱了几个音。 —warble noun [countable]→ See Verb table

Examples from the Corpus

warble• And what kind of tunes would be warbling along in the background?• Perhaps Clinton will inexplicably start warbling bird calls.• It leapt back into the air with an explosive flutter of wing and tail, warbling consternation, signalling alarm.• In a corner I could see the glass cubicle, where the steaming electronics hissed and warbled like something living.• My dad used to tease me to hell, warbling that song.• The trimphone extension warbled urgently from the wall.• I feel like singing, warbling, yodeling to Mr B and the Duke.Origin warble (1300-1400) Old North French werbler

war·ble verbChineseSyllable  

sing with Corpus a continuous to high

warble
war‧ble /ˈwɔːbəl $ ˈwɔːr-/ verb1. [intransitive] to sing with a high continuous but quickly changing sound, the way a bird does
2. [intransitive and transitive] to sing, especially not very well – used humorously:
    Mills warbled a few notes.
—warble noun [countable]

war·bleBrE /ˈwɔːbl/ 🔊NAmE /ˈwɔːrbl/ 🔊 verbpresent simple - I / you / we / they warble BrE /ˈwɔːbl/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈwɔːrbl/ 🔊present simple - he / she / it warbles BrE /ˈwɔːblz/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈwɔːrblz/ 🔊past simple warbled BrE /ˈwɔːbld/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈwɔːrbld/ 🔊past participle warbled BrE /ˈwɔːbld/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈwɔːrbld/ 🔊 -ing form warbling BrE /ˈwɔːblɪŋ/ 🔊 NAmE /ˈwɔːrblɪŋ/ 🔊 [transitive, intransitive] ~ (sth) | + speech (humorous) to sing, especially in a high voice that is not very steady （尤指用颤音高声）唱◆He warbled his way through the song. 整个歌曲他是用高颤音唱的。🔊🔊 [intransitive, transitive] ~ (sth) (of a bird 鸟) to sing with rapidly changing notes 啭鸣▸ war·ble noun