warble

IPA: wˈɔrbʌɫ

The sound of one who warbles; singing with trills or modulations.
(military) In naval mine warfare, the process of varying the frequency of sound produced by a narrowband noisemaker to ensure that the frequency to which the mine will respond is covered.
A lesion under the skin of cattle, caused by the larva of a bot fly of genus Hypoderma.
A small hard swelling on a horse's back, caused by the galling of the saddle.

Examples of "warble" in Sentences

Lights and warning sirens and warble tones and all that going off.
I address my comment to you as I understand what "warble" was trying to say.
It began to warble, and a regular waveform began to scroll across the screen.
As we warble about tidings of comfort and joy, we have cause to consider if we are all doing enough to bring such lyrics to life.
When he tastes the plum he utters a series of _ahs_, and produces a kind of warble by prolonging some of his notes and shortening up others.
They were jubilant that they'd caught somebody, but I couldn't tell if the warble was a victory salute or a sign of even worse things to come.
Perceiving that we are watching him the grosbeak ceases his ringing tones and drops into that dreamy, soft, melodious warble, which is characteristic of this songster as it is of the catbird.