| Word | plangent |
|---|---|
| Definition | adj. Expressive and plaintive, particularly having a long and loud echo. |
| Sentence | And sometimes trains would cry in the monstrously hot and humid night with heartrending and ominous plangency, mingling power and hysteria in one desperate scream. |
| Source | Lolita, II.1, p. 154 |
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