warble
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1. a lumpy abscess under the hide of domestic mammals caused by larvae of a botfly or warble fly (noun.animal)
| hypernym | : | animal disease, |
| definition | : | a disease that typically does not affect human beings (noun.state) |
2. sing by changing register; sing by yodeling (verb.communication)
| hypernym | : | sing, sing, |
| definition | : | produce tones with the voice (verb.creation) |
| derivation | : | yodeling, |
| definition | : | singing by changing back and forth between the chest voice and a falsetto (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | descant, discant, |
| definition | : | a decorative musical accompaniment (often improvised) added above a basic melody (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | yodel, |
| definition | : | a songlike cry in which the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal voice and falsetto (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | yodeller, |
| definition | : | a singer who changes register rapidly (popular is Swiss folk songs) (noun.person) |
3. sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | shake, trill, |
| definition | : | a note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above it (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | eighth note, quaver, |
| definition | : | a musical note having the time value of an eighth of a whole note (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | warbler, |
| definition | : | a singer; usually a singer who adds embellishments to the song (noun.person) |
4. sing by changing register; sing by yodeling (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | yodeling, |
| definition | : | singing by changing back and forth between the chest voice and a falsetto (noun.act) |
| derivation | : | descant, discant, |
| definition | : | a decorative musical accompaniment (often improvised) added above a basic melody (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | yodel, |
| definition | : | a songlike cry in which the voice fluctuates rapidly between the normal voice and falsetto (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | yodeller, |
| definition | : | a singer who changes register rapidly (popular is Swiss folk songs) (noun.person) |
5. sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below (verb.communication)
| derivation | : | shake, trill, |
| definition | : | a note that alternates rapidly with another note a semitone above it (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | eighth note, quaver, |
| definition | : | a musical note having the time value of an eighth of a whole note (noun.communication) |
| derivation | : | warbler, |
| definition | : | a singer; usually a singer who adds embellishments to the song (noun.person) |
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