twangle
Syllables: twan·gle/ˈtwæŋ.ɡəl/US/ˈtweɪ̯ŋ.ɡəl/
twangle verb: to twang repetitively.
Verb
twangle (third-person singular simple present twangles, present participle twangling, simple past and past participle twangled)
- To twang repetitively.
- 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...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... - 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,
Noun
twangle (plural twangles)
- A twanging sound.
Synonyms of twangle
Forms of twangle
| Verb | |
|---|---|
| third-person singular present | twangles |
| present participle | twangling |
| past participle | twangled |
| past | twangled |
| Noun | |
| plural | twangles |
Origin of twangle
From twang + -le (frequentative suffix).
Words formed from twangle
Words that rhyme with twangle
Questions about twangle
- What does twangle mean?
- Twangle means to twang repetitively.
- What part of speech is twangle?
- Twangle can be a verb or a noun.
- How do you pronounce twangle?
- Twangle is pronounced /ˈtwæŋ.ɡəl/.
- What is the past tense of twangle?
- The past tense of twangle is twangled.
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