warbler
IPA: wˈɔrbɫɝ
noun
- Any of various small passerine songbirds, especially of the family Sylviidae (Old World warblers) and Parulidae (New World warblers).
- One who warbles.
- A device that makes a warbling sound.
- (UK, slang) A hissy fit.
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Examples of "warbler" in Sentences
- The revelation that his favorite warbler is Celine Dion?
- The warbler is a drab little bird about the size of a gold finch.
- The yellow warbler is cleverly introduced into the story, and because it’s not a main part, makes it all the more memorable.
- Cetti’s warbler is a skulking bird that tends to stay hidden in river-bank foliage, its distinctively explosive song giving its location away.
- WASHINGTON - Researchers for the Wildlife Conservation Society have discovered in Afghanistan the breeding area of the large-billed reed warbler, which is dubbed "the world's least known bird species".
- Breeding area of "world's least known bird species" found in Afghanistan WASHINGTON - Researchers for the Wildlife Conservation Society have discovered in Afghanistan the breeding area of the large-billed reed warbler, which is dubbed "the world's least known bird species".
- Two who heard the program, Marty Vibul and Linda Patterson, wanted to donate funds to help the project, and with the added assistance of store owners Tim and Margie Griffiths of Wild Birds Unlimited the Peaks decided to supplement their 17 bluebird nest boxes at Audubon Park with some boxes specifically tailored to the prothonotary warbler, which is considered as endangered in some areas of North America.
- David Stuart pondered over it that night, as he paced his chamber, restless and sleepless; pondered over it as he stood and saw the pale morning star melt into the hues of sunrise; and heard the confused chirping of a thousand birds, change to the clear distinct song by which every matin warbler raised its separate hymn to the Creator; to Him "who made the lesser light to rule the night, and the greater light to rule the day."
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