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warbling

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verb

present participle of warble
as in quavering
to sing with the alternation of two musical tones the skylark warbled prettily outside our window

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Adjective
  • With her soaring vocals weaving around the bandura’s skein of resonant lines Krut evokes the seasonal cycle in her folkloric repertoire.
    Andrew Gilbert, The Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2025
  • Rowan worked with Ellis to add lyrics to the resonant, lilting instrumentation, meshing strikingly well with Rowan’s haunting voice.
    Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 13 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • An early title card commemorating James Earl Jones, who died in September at age 93 and whose sonorous voice dignified and shaped the character of Mufasa for generations of Lion King fans, strikes a tender chord.
    Lovia Gyarkye, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 Dec. 2024
  • For plumbing more sonorous depths, there is the optional Roku Wireless Subwoofer (another $180).
    Boone Ashworth, WIRED, 3 May 2020
Adjective
  • Buffett and Harris keep that original energy while smoothing out some of the edges, most notably substituting the tender creak of the original song’s violin (played by Scarlet Rivera) for the dulcet plunk of the steelpan drum.
    Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 13 Oct. 2023
  • The first teaser for Distant Lands featured the soft, dulcet tones of BMO singing a song, as performed by voice actor Niki Yang, and the clip reveals more of the on-screen tune.
    EW.com, EW.com, 11 June 2020
Adjective
  • The whole idea behind dehorning is to make a rhino less appealing to poachers.
    Dac Collins, Outdoor Life, 16 Jan. 2025
  • Factoring in their utility and portability, monoculars are certainly an appealing option for both skygazing, wildlife watching and more.
    Matt Morris, Space.com, 16 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • The restaurant is decidedly small, a pleasant change of scenery for Charlotte, where large, echoey restaurants have become so commonplace.
    Samantha Husted, Charlotte Observer, 16 Jan. 2025
  • There weren’t historical castles, pleasant hills, or the familiar scenes of chanting fans and players warming up around him.
    Henry Flynn, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
Adjective
  • Or, as a more chilled alternative to the market, head across the island instead to the bountiful buffet brunch at the Atlantis Historic Inn (120 dollars per person), which comes with a rhythmic soundtrack of Atlantic waves pounding the craggy coast.
    Patrick Scott, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2025
  • The repetitive, rhythmic nature of rowing can be incredibly calming, Pryor says.
    Christa Sgobba, SELF, 3 Jan. 2025
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“Warbling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/warbling. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.

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