Crossword clues for warbled
The Collaborative International Dictionary
Warble \War"ble\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Warbled; p. pr. & vb. n. Warbling.] [OE. werbelen, OF. werbler; of Teutonic origin; cf. G. wirbeln to turn, to warble, D. wervelen, akin to E. whirl. See Whirl.]
To sing in a trilling, quavering, or vibratory manner; to modulate with turns or variations; to trill; as, certain birds are remarkable for warbling their songs.
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To utter musically; to modulate; to carol.
If she be right invoked in warbled song.
--Milton.Warbling sweet the nuptial lay.
--Trumbull. To cause to quaver or vibrate. ``And touch the warbled string.''
--Milton.
Wiktionary
vb. (past participle of warble English)
Usage examples of "warbled".
R2 warbled acknowledgment, and a course layout appeared on the computer display.
Hyos--qklyffwas The droid warbled, backed up, came forward, hesitated.
Ardent Fang put one of those holes to his lips, and a lofty, sparkling corolla of sound warbled around them.
Taj, of course, had no difficulty participating, individual bursts of fire bursting forth from his throat as he warbled sonorously, singing fireworks as well as harmony, a veritable symphony of light and sound unto himself.
The alien warbled in surprise as the Spartan spun and ducked back around the corner.