Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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descant | Yes | No | Yes | No |
warble | Yes | No | Yes | No |
descant (noun) | warble (noun) |
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a decorative musical accompaniment (often improvised) added above a basic melody | a lumpy abscess under the hide of domestic mammals caused by larvae of a botfly or warble fly |
descant (verb) | warble (verb) |
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sing by changing register; sing by yodeling | sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below |
talk at great length about something of one's interest | sing by changing register; sing by yodeling |
sing in descant |