Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

warbler

/ˈwɔɹbləɹ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 2.77 in modern English

Syllables: war-bler
IPA: /ˈwɔɹbləɹ/

12

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

6

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

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

noun

Applied formerly to various other passerine bird families, such as the Australian Acanthizidae.

Obsolete

noun

One who warbles.

noun

A device that makes a warbling sound.

noun

British usage; Slang

Example Sentences

"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."
"In electronic telephones, this ringer may be a small electronic warbler rather than a bell."

Etymology

From warble + -er.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈwɔɹbləɹ/
British English: /ˈwɔːblə/

Usage

Obsolete
British usage
Slang

Inflected Forms

warblers (plural)

Derived Forms

rockwarbler warblerlike

Phrases

acrocephalid warbler African warbler American warbler aquatic warbler Arctic warbler Asian desert warbler Audubon's warbler Bachman's warbler

Questions

How do you pronounce warbler?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwɔɹbləɹ/.
What does warbler mean?: Any of various small passerine songbirds, especially of the family Sylviidae (Old World warblers) and Parulidae (New World warblers).
Where does warbler come from?: From warble + -er.

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