Thesaurus results for WARBLE

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noun

ˈwȯr-bəl

as in melody

a rhythmic series of musical tones arranged to give a pleasing effect whistled a cheerful warble as he strolled down the street

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warble

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verb

as in to trill

to sing with the alternation of two musical tones the skylark warbled prettily outside our window

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Noun

There, neither a boulevard stroll nor a chanteuse warble nor a swig of absinthe was to be had. —

Brian T. Allen, National Review, 17 Aug. 2024 Legendary sound designer Ben Burtt, the man behind R2-D2’s beeps, the lightsaber swoosh and Wall-E’s electronic warble, will be honored at this year’s Locarno Film Festival with the Vision Award Ticinomoda, a prize dedicated to creatives whose work has extended the horizons of cinema. —

Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 25 June 2024

Verb

Rita also sings a variety of jazz standards, and in one early scene, brings a crowd to tears warbling an original tune for her 9-year-old son (Elliott Heffernan). —

Patrick Ryan, USA TODAY, 3 Oct. 2024 This is the iconic horror baddie he was meant to play, a deeply unnerving dollmaker who warbles with musical malevolence, confounds the law with his Zodiac-like ciphers, and lives for glam rock and killing sprees. —

Brian Truitt, USA TODAY, 11 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for warble

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Noun

Her songs and underscoring are of a singular, reflective piece, with rich melodies and evocative arrangements and orchestrations — though the lyrics lean toward the generic.

— Frank Rizzo, Variety, 14 Feb. 2025
University of Southern California (USC) band director Dr. Jacob Vogel says that compelling, stackable melodies; harmonies; basslines; and background elements are crucial ingredients, emphasizing how important variation is for filling stadiums with sound.

— Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 12 Feb. 2025