twang

twang

T0432400 (twăng)v. twanged, twang·ing, twangs v.intr.1. To emit a sharp, vibrating sound, as the string of a musical instrument does when it is plucked.2. To resound with a sharp, vibrating sound.3. To speak in a strongly nasal tone of voice.v.tr.1. To cause to make a sharp, vibrating sound: twanged the car antenna.2. To utter with a strongly nasal tone of voice.n.1. A sharp, vibrating sound, as that of a plucked string.2. A strongly nasal tone of voice, especially as a peculiarity of certain regional dialects.

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twang′y adj.

twang

(twæŋ) n1. a sharp ringing sound produced by or as if by the plucking of a taut string: the twang of a guitar. 2. (Music, other) the act of plucking a string to produce such a sound3. a strongly nasal quality in a person's speech, esp in certain dialectsvb4. to make or cause to make a twang: to twang a guitar. 5. (Music, other) to strum (music, a tune, etc): to twang on a guitar. 6. to speak or utter with a sharp nasal voice7. (intr) to be released or move with a twang: the arrow twanged away. [C16: of imitative origin] ˈtwangy adj

twang

(twæŋ)

v.i. 1. to give out a sharp, vibrating sound, as the string of a musical instrument when plucked. 2. to have or produce a sharp, nasal tone, as the human voice. v.t. 3. to cause to make a sharp, vibrating sound, as a string of a musical instrument. 4. to pluck the strings of (a musical instrument). 5. to speak with a sharp, nasal tone. 6. to pull the string of (an archer's bow). n. 7. a sharp, ringing sound, esp. one produced by plucking or suddenly releasing a tense string. 8. an act of plucking or picking. 9. a sharp, nasal tone. [1535–45; imitative] twang′y, adj. twang•i•er, twang•i•est.

twang

Past participle: twanged
Gerund: twanging

Imperative
twang
twang

Present
I twang
you twang
he/she/it twangs
we twang
you twang
they twang

Preterite
I twanged
you twanged
he/she/it twanged
we twanged
you twanged
they twanged

Present Continuous
I am twanging
you are twanging
he/she/it is twanging
we are twanging
you are twanging
they are twanging

Present Perfect
I have twanged
you have twanged
he/she/it has twanged
we have twanged
you have twanged
they have twanged

Past Continuous
I was twanging
you were twanging
he/she/it was twanging
we were twanging
you were twanging
they were twanging

Past Perfect
I had twanged
you had twanged
he/she/it had twanged
we had twanged
you had twanged
they had twanged

Future
I will twang
you will twang
he/she/it will twang
we will twang
you will twang
they will twang

Future Perfect
I will have twanged
you will have twanged
he/she/it will have twanged
we will have twanged
you will have twanged
they will have twanged

Future Continuous
I will be twanging
you will be twanging
he/she/it will be twanging
we will be twanging
you will be twanging
they will be twanging

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been twanging
you have been twanging
he/she/it has been twanging
we have been twanging
you have been twanging
they have been twanging

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been twanging
you will have been twanging
he/she/it will have been twanging
we will have been twanging
you will have been twanging
they will have been twanging

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been twanging
you had been twanging
he/she/it had been twanging
we had been twanging
you had been twanging
they had been twanging

Conditional
I would twang
you would twang
he/she/it would twang
we would twang
you would twang
they would twang

Past Conditional
I would have twanged
you would have twanged
he/she/it would have twanged
we would have twanged
you would have twanged
they would have twanged

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	twang - a sharp vibrating sound (as of a plucked string)sound - the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them"
	2.	twang - exaggerated nasality in speech (as in some regional dialects)nasal twangnasality - a quality of the voice that is produced by nasal resonators
Verb	1.	twang - cause to sound with a twang; "He twanged the guitar string"sound - cause to sound; "sound the bell"; "sound a certain note"
	2.	twang - sound with a twang; "the bowstring was twanging"sound, go - make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'"
	3.	twang - twitch or throb with painthrob - pulsate or pound with abnormal force; "my head is throbbing"; "Her heart was throbbing"
	4.	twang - pluck (strings of an instrument); "He twanged his bow"pluck, plunk, pick - pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion; "he plucked the strings of his mandolin"
	5.	twang - pronounce with a nasal twang enounce, enunciate, pronounce, sound out, articulate, say - speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way; "She pronounces French words in a funny way"; "I cannot say `zip wire'"; "Can the child sound out this complicated word?"

Translations

发拨弦声拨弦声拨弦弹奏

twang

(twaŋ) noun a sound of or like a tightly-stretched string breaking or being plucked. The string broke with a sharp twang. 撥弦聲 拨弦声 verb to make a twang. He twanged his guitar; The wire twanged. 發撥弦聲，撥弦彈奏 发拨弦声，拨弦弹奏