ppl. a. [f. TWANGLE v. + -ING2.] That twangles.

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1576.  Fleming, Panopl. Epist., 239. A tuneable sounde vpon twangling stringes.

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1596.  Shaks., Tam. Shr., II. i. 159. While she did call me Rascall, Fidler, And twangling Iacke. Ibid. (1610), Temp., III. ii. 146. Sometimes a thousand twangling Instruments Will hum about mine eares.

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1831.  Scott, Cast. Dang., viii. Far less has it [my life] allowed me leisure for such twangling follies. Ibid. (1831), Ct. Robt., iii. Some one … who could contribute to his pleasure, instead of a twangling, squalling infant.

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1867.  Athenæum, No. 2062. 587/2. Little twangling musical-box.

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