What is the meaning of warble?

noun

  • A lumpy abscess under the hide of domestic mammals caused by larvae of a botfly or warble fly.

verb

  • Sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below.
  • Sing by changing register; sing by yodeling.
    • usage: "The Austrians were yodeling in the mountains"
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