Warble vs Warbly - What's the difference?
warble | warbly |
To modulate a tone's frequency.
To sing like a bird, especially with trills.
To cause to quaver or vibrate.
* Milton
To be quavered or modulated; to be uttered melodiously.
* (rfdate) Gay
(military) In naval mine warfare, the process of varying the frequency of sound produced by a narrow band 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 .
As a verb warble
is to modulate a tone's frequency.As a noun warble
is (military) in naval mine warfare, the process of varying the frequency of sound produced by a narrow band noisemaker to ensure that the frequency to which the mine will respond is covered or warble can be a lesion under the skin of cattle, caused by the larva of a bot fly of genus hypoderma .As an adjective warbly is
having a warbling quality; tending to warble.warble
English
Etymology 1
Verb
(warbl)- touch the warbled string
- Such strains ne'er warble in the linnet's throat.
