twang, nasal twang
(noun) exaggerated nasality in speech (as in some regional dialects)
twang
(noun) a sharp vibrating sound (as of a plucked string)
twang
(verb) pronounce with a nasal twang
twang
(verb) pluck (strings of an instrument); “He twanged his bow”
twang
(verb) twitch or throb with pain
twang
(verb) sound with a twang; “the bowstring was twanging”
twang
(verb) cause to sound with a twang; “He twanged the guitar string”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
twang (plural twangs)
The sharp, quick sound of a vibrating tight string, for example, of a bow or a musical instrument.
(music) A particular sharp vibrating sound characteristic of electric guitars.
A trace of a regional or foreign accent in someone's voice.
(phonetics) The sound quality that appears in the human voice when the epilaryngeal tube is narrowed.
A sharp, disagreeable taste or flavor.
twang (third-person singular simple present twangs, present participle twanging, simple past and past participle twanged)
(ambitransitive) To produce or cause to produce a sharp vibrating sound, like a tense string pulled and suddenly let go.
(intransitive) To have a nasal sound.
(intransitive) To have a trace of a regional or foreign accent.
(music) To play a stringed musical instrument by plucking and snapping.
• brogue
• drawl
• lilt
• lisp
Source: Wiktionary
Twang, n.
Definition: A tang. See Tang a state. [R.]
Twang, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Twanged; p. pr. & vb. n. Twanging.] Etym: [Of imitative origin; cf. Tang a sharp sound, Tinkle.]
Definition: To sound with a quick, harsh noise; to make the sound of a tense string pulled and suddenly let go; as, the bowstring twanged.
Twang, v. t.
Definition: To make to sound, as by pulling a tense string and letting it go suddenly. Sounds the tough horn, and twangs the quivering string. Pope.
Twang, n.
1. A harsh, quick sound, like that made by a stretched string when pulled and suddenly let go; as, the twang of a bowstring.
2. An affected modulation of the voice; a kind of nasal sound. He has such a twang in his discourse. Arbuthnot.
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
1 May 2024
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