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Definition of warbled :
of Warble
Synonyms:
ululated (part of speech: verb)
cooed, neighed, cawed, called, mewed, bawled, growled, chattered, gobbled, hooted, trilled, purred, snorted, clucked, cuckooed, cried, squawked, chirped, ululated, snarled, mooed, yelped, cackled, brayed, bleated, quacked, meowed, bellowed, whinnied, crowed, barked, roared, grunted, howled, honked, squealed, bayed
Usage examples:
- The softly- warbled song Comes from the pleasant woods, and colored wings Glance quick in the bright sun, that moves along The forest openings. - "The Complete Poetical Works of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow", Henry Wadsworth Longfellow.
- " I want a house," she warbled, with great eagerness. - "An Outcast of the Islands", Joseph Conrad.
- The birds were improvising a miniature symphony in the birches at the end of the garden; the song- thrush warbled with a sweet melancholy his long- drawn contralto notes; the lark, like a prima donna, hovering conspicuously in mid air, poured forth her joyous soprano solo; and the robin, quite unmindful of the tempo, filled out the pauses with his thoughtless staccato chirp. - "Tales From Two Hemispheres", Hjalmar Hjorth Boysen.