warbles

Noun (1)

warble (countable and uncountable, plural warbles)

1. The sound of one who warbles; singing with trills or modulations.
   • The blackbirds and robins and and^([sic]) tits and finches shout at each other, chups and warbles and chirrups that, loosely translated, mean “Fancy a shag?”, “Get OFF my land” or “I’ve got a great big tonker.”2015 April 16, Richard P. Grant, “Sex and the successful fundraiser”, in The Guardian
2. 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 (2)

warble (plural warbles)

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.

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