warble

1. n. A small, hard tumor which is produced on the back of a horse by the heat or pressure of the saddle in traveling. Source: opted

2. n. A small tumor produced by the larvae of the gadfly in the backs of horses, cattle, etc. Called also warblet, warbeetle, warnles. Source: opted

3. n. See Wormil. Source: opted

4. v. t. 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. Source: opted

5. v. t. To utter musically; to modulate; to carol. Source: opted

6. v. t. To cause to quaver or vibrate. Source: opted

7. v. i. To be quavered or modulated; to be uttered melodiously. Source: opted

8. v. i. To sing in a trilling manner, or with many turns and variations. Source: opted

9. v. i. To sing with sudden changes from chest to head tones; to yodel. Source: opted

10. n. A quavering modulation of the voice; a musical trill; a song. Source: opted

11. n. a lumpy abscess under the hide of domestic mammals caused by larvae of a botfly or warble fly Source: wordnet

12. v. sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below Source: wordnet

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