warble — to sing with a high, melodious, trilling sound
Part of speech: VERB
Definition: to sing with a high, melodious, trilling sound
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈwɔːrbəl/
Korean meaning: 새가 지저귀듯 높고 아름답게 노래하다
Korean pronunciation: 워-블 (강세: 워)
Example Sentences
- My neighbor thinks he can warble like a professional singer, but he sounds more like a dying cat.
- The opera singer's warble echoed through the concert hall.
- She tried to warble a lullaby, but ended up waking the baby instead.
warble
VERB//ˈwɔːrbəl//
to sing with a high, melodious, trilling sound
💡 Concept
Singing with melodious trilling sounds
🎵 Rhyme
The marble statue warbles, but echoes garble the song.
🎤Pronunciation
🇺🇸 US/ˈwɔːrbəl/
🇬🇧 UK/ˈwɔːbəl/
🌳Etymology
Rootwarble
Origin
14세기 중세 프랑스어 'werbler'에서 유래되어, 작은 새들이 목을 떨며 내는 독특한 소리를 표현하는 의성어로 발전했습니다.
🎵Rhyme
marblegarble
marble
garble
🔗Collocations
warble softly
birds warble
warble a tune
morning warble
sweet warble
📝Examples
😄 Fun example
“My neighbor thinks he can warble like a professional singer, but he sounds more like a dying cat.”
“The opera singer's warble echoed through the concert hall.”
😄 Fun example
“She tried to warble a lullaby, but ended up waking the baby instead.”
“The robin's warble announced the arrival of spring.”
📚Related Words
Synonyms
trillchirptwittersingvocalize
Antonyms
gruntgrowlcroak
Related
melodybirdsongtweetcarolserenade
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