Twang
[twæŋ]
Definition
(noun.) exaggerated nasality in speech (as in some regional dialects).
(noun.) a sharp vibrating sound (as of a plucked string).
(verb.) pronounce with a nasal twang.
(verb.) pluck (strings of an instrument); 'He twanged his bow'.
(verb.) twitch or throb with pain.
(verb.) sound with a twang; 'the bowstring was twanging'.
(verb.) cause to sound with a twang; 'He twanged the guitar string'.
Edited by Constantine--From WordNet
Definition
(n.) A tang. See Tang a state.
(v. i.) To sound with a quick, harsh noise; to make the sound of a tense string pulled and suddenly let go; as, the bowstring twanged.
(v. t.) To make to sound, as by pulling a tense string and letting it go suddenly.
(n.) A harsh, quick sound, like that made by a stretched string when pulled and suddenly let go; as, the twang of a bowstring.
(n.) An affected modulation of the voice; a kind of nasal sound.
Typed by Ethan
Synonyms and Synonymous
n. [1]. Nasal tone.[2]. Taste, smack, savor, flavor.
Checker: Terrance
Definition
n. (prov.) a sharp flavour an aftertaste.
n. (Scot.) a twinge.
n. a sharp quick sound as of a tight string when pulled and let go: a nasal tone of voice.—v.i. to sound as a tight string pulled and let go: to sound with a quick sharp noise: to have a nasal sound.—v.t. to make to sound with a twang.—v.i. Twang′le to twang frequently.—v.t. to cause to twangle.
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Examples
- It has no rugged burr, no nasal twang, such as almost every one's voice here in the north has. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- There was a sharp twang as of a broken banjo-string, and at the same instant an arrow appeared in the yellow hide of the crouching lion. Edgar Rice Burroughs. Tarzan of the Apes.
- Epic poem--ten thousand lines-- revolution of July--composed it on the spot--Mars by day, Apollo by night--bang the field-piece, twang the lyre. Charles Dickens. The Pickwick Papers.
- In a minute he caught the light twang again. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- He had heard a faint twang come from the disc in front of him. Rupert S. Holland. Historic Inventions.
- He added, with a faint twang of sarcasm, What wonderful thing is it that I cannot be trusted to take? Thomas Hardy. The Return of the Native.
- That has quite a romantic twang. Charlotte Bronte. Shirley.
- The little pleasure-launch was fussing out from the shore, twanging its music, crowded with people, flapping its paddles. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- There were three zithers twanging away in a corner. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- The launch twanged and hooted, somebody was singing. D. H. Lawrence. Women in Love .
- It must suffice to say, it started with the harp, in its simplest form, composed of a frame with animal tendons stretched tight thereon and twanged by the fingers. William Henry Doolittle. Inventions in the Century.
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