Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

twangle

/ˈtweɪ̯ŋ.ɡəl/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: twan-gle
IPA: /ˈtweɪ̯ŋ.ɡəl/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

7

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To twang repetitively.

noun

A twanging sound.

Example Sentences

"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."
"While the twangling violin / Struck up with Soldier-laddie."

Etymology

From twang + -le (frequentative suffix).

Word Breakdown

Suffix: twang

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈtweɪ̯ŋ.ɡəl/

Inflected Forms

twangles (present, singular) twangling (participle, present) twangled (participle, past) twangled (past) twangles (plural)

Derived Forms

twangler

Phrases

twingle-twangle

Synonyms

twang twanging twangling

Rhymes With

angle triangle tangle strangle dangle wrangle untangle bangle mangle jangle mangal mangel

Questions

How do you pronounce twangle?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtweɪ̯ŋ.ɡəl/.
What does twangle mean?: To twang repetitively.
Where does twangle come from?: From twang + -le (frequentative suffix).

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