warbler

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Etymology

From warble + -er.

Pronunciation

  • IPA(key): /ˈwɔː(ɹ)blə(ɹ)/
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  • Rhymes: -ɔː(ɹ)blə(ɹ)

Noun

warbler (plural warblers)

  1. Any of various small passerine songbirds, especially of the family Sylviidae (Old World warblers) and Parulidae (New World warblers).
  2. One who warbles.
    • a. 1740, Thomas Tickell, Fragment on Hunting
      In lulling strains the feather'd warblers woo.
    • 2012, Joe Bonomo, Conversations with Greil Marcus, page 87:
      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. (UK, slang) A hissy fit.

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