warble

We stood up to warble Mexico’s national anthem and continued to cheer, even as Mexico went down 2-0.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 6, 2026

Frontman Cameron Winter anchors the chaos with his singular warble, and lyrics that swerve wildly between irreverence and incisiveness.

From BBC ● Dec. 20, 2025

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

Another warble, so close—the small human is almost on me.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz

“Crying in a suit and tie,” she warbles, referring to her onstage look from a few years ago, then twisting the image into a joke with “But you should see the other guy.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 11, 2026

Amid crunchy guitars and percussive hits of piano, Yachty’s Auto-Tuned warbles provide textured backing vocals for Webster, singing an ode to one of the cheaper pieces of jewelry ever coveted in a pop song.

From New York Times ● Jan. 12, 2024

I'm not quiet, but my voice still warbles.

From Salon ● May 21, 2023

“Today we recognize the men who’ve hacked the system,” says the narrator as a background singer warbles “hacked the system.”

From Washington Times ● Apr. 17, 2023

"What an exciting day!" she warbles as she attempts to straighten her wig, which has listed severely to the right.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins

To date, we’ve placed one order on Amazon: an irregularly oriented clothing-rod system that fits my old, warbled closet.

From Salon ● Mar. 29, 2025

RAYYAN, Qatar — Three different reporters got the microphone at various times and said they didn’t really have any questions, then warbled on with thanks and praise and pretty much euphoria.

From Washington Post ● Dec. 6, 2022

Alarms for the new quake came less than an hour after a quake alarms warbled in a nationwide earthquake simulation marking major quakes that struck on the same date in 1985 and 2017.

From Seattle Times ● Sep. 19, 2022

The forgotten and forgettable “Little Ol’ Los Angeles,” in 1914, warbled, “There’s a place that ev’ry wand’rer fondly hopes and longs to see. Ere life’s fitful dream is over and he wakes in eternity.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2021

His voice was loud, warbled, and atrociously off-key.

From "The Girl Who Drank the Moon" by Kelly Barnhill

Just a few tracks depart from the slow tempos and warbling vocals, and their difference makes them sound more exciting than they might in isolation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

The frontman seems to somehow anchor the rhythmic chaos, warbling words that swerve wildly between incisiveness and irreverence; wisdom and wonderful nonsense.

From BBC ● Jan. 6, 2026

Like a trio of canaries in a coal mine warbling at the top of their lungs, three recent studies warn of various ways that global warming is drastically changing the planet.

From Salon ● Mar. 11, 2024

It sounded strange, like a song out of time — Melanie said she intended it to hearken to the 1930s — sung with what could now be called a warbling “indie girl voice.”

From New York Times ● Jan. 24, 2024

They were all supposed to be listening to a Christmas broadcast by Mrs. Weasley’s favorite singer, Celestina Warbeck, whose voice was warbling out of the large wooden wireless set.

From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling