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twangled

twangled is the simple past and past participle of twangle.

Meaning of twangle

Verb

twangle (third-person singular simple present twangles, present participle twangling, simple past and past participle twangled)

  1. (ambitransitive) 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...

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Questions about twangled

What is twangled the simple past and past participle of?
Twangled is the simple past and past participle of twangle.

Words near twangled in the dictionary

  1. twanginess
  2. twanging
  3. twangingly
  4. twangings
  5. twangle
  6. twangled
  7. twangler
  8. twanglers
  9. twangles
  10. twangling
  11. twanglings

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