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warbler

noun
/ˈwɔː(ɹ)blə(ɹ)/

Etymology

From warble + -er.

  1. derived from *werbel✻
  2. inherited from werble
  3. suffixed as warbler — “warble + er”

Definitions

  1. Any of various small passerine songbirds, especially of the family Sylviidae (Old World…

    Any of various small passerine songbirds, especially of the family Sylviidae (Old World warblers) and Parulidae (New World warblers).

  2. One who warbles.

    • In lulling strains the feather'd warblers woo.
    • And it looked like at first she was just another pop warbler, and “Girls Just Want to Have Fun” is a great record, but nothing threatening, nothing strange.

  3. A device that makes a warbling sound.

    • In electronic telephones, this ringer may be a small electronic warbler rather than a bell.
  4. ›+ 1 more definition

    1. A hissy fit.

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Derived

acrocephalid warbler, African warbler, American warbler, aquatic warbler, arctic warbler, Asian desert warbler, Audubon's warbler, Bachman's warbler, Balearic warbler, barred warbler, bay-breasted warbler, black and white warbler, Blackburnian warbler, black-capped warbler, black-throated green warbler, blue yellow-backed warbler, Blyth's reed warbler, booted warbler, brush warbler, bush warbler, Calaveras warbler, Canadian warbler, Cape May warbler, cettid warbler, Cetti's warbler, chestnut-sided warbler, cisticolid warbler, Connecticut warbler, creeping warbler, Cuban warbler, Dartford warbler, dusky warbler, eastern Bonelli's warbler, eastern olivaceous warbler, eastern Orphean warbler, fairy warbler, fan-tailed warbler, fly-catching warbler, garden warbler, golden-cheeked warbler · +83 more

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA