1. v. & n.
--v.
1. intr. & tr. sing in a gentle trilling manner.
2 tr. a speak or utter in a warbling manner. b express in a song or verse (warbled his love).
--n. a warbled song or utterance.
Etymology: ME f. ONF werble(r) f. Frank. hwirbilon whirl, trill 2. n.1 a hard lump on a horse's back caused by the galling of a saddle.
2 a the larva of a warble fly beneath the skin of cattle etc. b a tumour produced by this.
Phrases and idioms:
warble fly any of various flies of the genus Hypoderma, infesting the skin of cattle and horses.
Etymology: 16th c.: orig. uncert.