twangle
/ˈtwæŋɡəl/
verb
- To produce a sound that is both twanging and jangling, often from a stringed instrument or a metallic object.
- She could hear the keys twangle as they fell onto the metal floor.
- The guitarist began to twangle the strings of his banjo, filling the room with a bright, ringing sound.
- The old clock's springs would twangle whenever the door was opened.
noun
- A sharp, ringing, metallic sound that combines a twang and a jangle.
- The twangle of the triangle cut through the orchestra's quiet passage.
- He heard a sudden twangle from the back of the workshop, where a tool had dropped.
- The twangle of the loose wire annoyed everyone in the room.