twingle-twangle

noun

The repeated twanging of a musical instrument.

Meanings

nountwingle-twangle (plural twingle-twangles)

plural twingle-twangles

  1. The repeated twanging of a musical instrument.

Origin

From twangle by ablaut reduplication.

Full word history & related roots →
Cite this entry
APA

twingle-twangle. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/twingle-twangle

MLA

“twingle-twangle.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/twingle-twangle. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “twingle-twangle,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/twingle-twangle.

Source: twingle-twangle on Wiktionary, CC BY-SA 4.0.