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"etymology_text": "Imitative. Compare twang, twangle.",
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"tags": [
"present",
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},
{
"form": "twanking",
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},
{
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"lang_code": "en",
"pos": "verb",
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"To emit a sharp twanging sound."
],
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"(intransitive, dated) To emit a sharp twanging sound."
],
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},
{
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"glosses": [
"To cause to make a sharp twanging sound."
],
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"(transitive, dated) To cause to make a sharp twanging sound."
],
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}
],
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}
{
"etymology_text": "Imitative. Compare twang, twangle.",
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"form": "twanks",
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"plural"
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"examples": [
{
"text": "a twank of the lock behind you"
}
],
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"A sharp, twanging sound."
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"etymology_text": "Imitative. Compare twang, twangle.",
"forms": [
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"To emit a sharp twanging sound."
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"(intransitive, dated) To emit a sharp twanging sound."
],
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"English transitive verbs"
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"glosses": [
"To cause to make a sharp twanging sound."
],
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"sharp",
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[
"twang",
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"(transitive, dated) To cause to make a sharp twanging sound."
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"categories": [
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"etymology_text": "Imitative. Compare twang, twangle.",
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{
"form": "twanks",
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"text": "a twank of the lock behind you"
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"A sharp, twanging sound."
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