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   warble

   /ˈwɔːbl/

   verb

   • 1. (of a bird) sing softly and with a succession of constantly changing notes: "larks were warbling in the trees"
   • ▪ (of a person) sing in a trilling or quavering voice: "he warbled in an implausible soprano"

   noun

   • 1. a warbling sound or utterance: "through the wall came a faint warble"

   Word Origin late Middle English (as a noun in the sense ‘melody’): from Old Northern French werble (noun), werbler (verb), of Germanic origin; related to whirl.

   Scrabble Points: 11

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   • A

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   • R

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   • B

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   • L

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   • E

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