plangent
Americanadjective
adjective
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having a loud deep sound
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resonant and mournful in sound
Other Word Forms
- plangency noun
- plangently adverb
Etymology
Origin of plangent
1815–25; < Latin plangent- (stem of plangēns ), present participle of plangere to beat, lament. See plain 2, -ent
Example Sentences
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She shushed her daughters, sloshing in nearby mud, so she could tease out the source of some plangent rumble.
From New York Times
It is that, after 50-plus years, it does not need to carry with it all of those haunting defeats and those dispiriting setbacks and those plangent regrets.
From New York Times
Where the documentary succeeds most plangently is in its fan testimonials of the album’s impact and Blige’s emotional recollections of the songs’ roots.
From Los Angeles Times
Sarah Lyall asked plangently in The New York Times earlier this month.
From New York Times
He made movies which were shocking, scabrous and violent - yet also often hauntingly sad and plangently beautiful and sometimes just plain weird.
From The Guardian
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