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twangle en · NOUN

Pronunciation

  • /ˈtweɪ̯ŋ.ɡəl/ (Canada, US)
  • [ˈtʰweɪ̯ŋ.ɡəl] ~ [ˈtʰweɪ̯ŋ.ɡl̩] (Canada, US)
  • [ˈtʰwɛ̃ŋ.ɡəl] ~ [ˈtʰwɛ̃ŋ.ɡl̩] (Canada, US)
  • /ˈtwɛ̃ŋ.ɡəl/ (Canada, US)
  • [ˈtʰwæŋ.ɡəl] ~ [ˈtʰwæŋ.ɡl̩] without æ-raising
  • /ˈtwæŋ.ɡəl/ without æ-raising

Etymology

From twang + -le (frequentative suffix).

Meanings

  1. A twanging sound.

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
twangles Number=Plur lexicographic

Deriveds

twingle-twangle

Synonyms

twang · twangling · twanging

twangle en · VERB

Pronunciation

  • /ˈtweɪ̯ŋ.ɡəl/ (Canada, US)
  • [ˈtʰweɪ̯ŋ.ɡəl] ~ [ˈtʰweɪ̯ŋ.ɡl̩] (Canada, US)
  • [ˈtʰwɛ̃ŋ.ɡəl] ~ [ˈtʰwɛ̃ŋ.ɡl̩] (Canada, US)
  • /ˈtwɛ̃ŋ.ɡəl/ (Canada, US)
  • [ˈtʰwæŋ.ɡəl] ~ [ˈtʰwæŋ.ɡl̩] without æ-raising
  • /ˈtwæŋ.ɡəl/ without æ-raising

Etymology

From twang + -le (frequentative suffix).

Meanings

  1. (ambitransitive) To twang repetitively.
    • While the twangling violin / Struck up with Soldier-laddie. 1847, Alfred Tennyson, “Prologue”, in The Princess: A Medley, London: Edward Moxon, […], →OCLC:
    • Cal. Be not affeard, the Iſle is full of noyſes, Sounds, and ſweet aires, that giue delight and hurt not : Sometimes a thouſand twangling Inſtruments Will hum about mine eares ; and ſometime voices, That if I then had wak'd after long ſleepe, Will make me ſleepe againe, and then in dreaming, The clouds methought would open, and ſhew riches Ready to drop vpon me, that when I wak'd I cri'de to dreame againe. 1610–1611 (date written), William Shakespeare, “The Tempest”, in Mr. William Shakespeares Comedies, Histories, & Tragedies […] (First Folio), London: […] Isaac Iaggard, and Ed[ward] Blount, published 1623, →OCLC, [Act III, scene ii], page 12:

Forms

SpellingFeaturesLabelsSource
twangling Tense=Pres, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
twangled Tense=Past, VerbForm=Part lexicographic
twangled Tense=Past lexicographic
twangles Number=Sing, Person=3, Tense=Pres lexicographic

Deriveds

twangler