warble

Example Sentences

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"None of you should be here," Harry said with an audible warble to his voice.

From BBC • Feb. 12, 2026

Then comes that "no no no no please don't" passage, when Barrymore's voice shudders with a tender warble.

From Salon • May 1, 2024

A passing gravitational wave generally stretches one arm more than the other, causing light to warble out of the device in sync with the wave.

From Science Magazine • May 16, 2023

In a high school gymnasium, three hours from Salt Lake and seven from Las Vegas, the throaty warble of a fiddle competed with the sound of cowboy boots squeaking on wood.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 27, 2023

When it saw Miss Peregrine, it tried to hop away, but the headmistress followed, making a low, vaguely threatening warble in her throat.

From "Hollow City" by Ransom Riggs