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twangs

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plural of twang

as in jangles

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Servants called flappers are required to shake rattles in their ears to keep them from falling or bumping into things.

— Dónal Gill, The Dial, 8 Sep. 2026
Some financial experts are seeing warning signs ahead for stocks as bond market rattles.

— Susan Tompor, Freep.com, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of rattles

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Periodically a mandolin tinkles, or maybe a fiddle swoops in as if from a low-hanging cloud.

— Theater Critic, San Francisco Chronicle, 18 Feb. 2026
Roberts doesn’t offer much empathy for the poor, diseased critter other than a pause when Ben momentarily ponders his reflection in a pool as Adrian Johnston’s eerie synth-piano score tinkles.

— Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2026

Definition of tinkles

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The study does not mean every company should start adding retro images to its ads or reviving those old singsong radio jingles.

— Bernard May, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2026
Initially, the group aired jingles on the radio and distributed flyers around Ife, stressing the importance of early detection.

— Caleb Hellerman, CNN Money, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of jingles

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The book is, in fact, a sober, evenhanded analysis of a field that, until recently, had few chinks in its armor.

— Dan Piepenbring, Harpers Magazine, 4 Aug. 2026
The result is a fiery and impassioned offering that finds the veteran fully engaged and intent on proving no chinks have been left in his armor despite his tenuous back-and-forth with his Compton counterpart.

— Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 15 May 2026

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