Warble

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1. Noun

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

2. Noun

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

3. Noun

See Wormil.

4. Verb

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.

5. Verb

To utter musically; to modulate; to carol.

6. Verb

To cause to quaver or vibrate.

7. Verb

To be quavered or modulated; to be uttered melodiously.

8. Verb

To sing in a trilling manner, or with many turns and variations.

9. Verb

To sing with sudden changes from chest to head tones; to yodel.

10. Noun

A quavering modulation of the voice; a musical trill; a song.

11. Noun

a lumpy abscess under the hide of domestic mammals caused by larvae of a botfly or warble fly
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