Definition of "warble" in Anglais

verb

1. (transitive) To modulate a tone's frequency.

2. (transitive) To sing like a bird, especially with trills.

3. (transitive) To cause to quaver or vibrate.

4. (intransitive) To be quavered or modulated; to be uttered melodiously.

noun

1. The sound of one who warbles; singing with trills or modulations.

2. (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.

noun

1. A lesion under the skin of cattle, caused by the larva of a bot fly of genus Hypoderma.

2. A small hard swelling on a horse's back, caused by the galling of the saddle.