Word | Noun | Adjective | Verb | Adverb |
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warble | Yes | No | Yes | No |
quaver | Yes | No | Yes | No |
warble (noun) | quaver (noun) |
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a lumpy abscess under the hide of domestic mammals caused by larvae of a botfly or warble fly | a musical note having the time value of an eighth of a whole note |
a tremulous sound |
warble (verb) | quaver (verb) |
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sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below | sing or play with trills, alternating with the half note above or below |
sing by changing register; sing by yodeling | give off unsteady sounds, alternating in amplitude or frequency |