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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024twang /twæŋ/USA pronunciation v. - Music and Danceto (cause to) give out a sharp, vibrating sound, as the string of a musical instrument when it is plucked: [no object]The guitar string twanged.[~ + object]He twanged the guitar string.
n. [countable] - a sharp, ringing sound.
- a sharp, nasal tone:He had a Boston twang in his accent.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024twang (twang),USA pronunciation v.i. - to give out a sharp, vibrating sound, as the string of a musical instrument when plucked.
- to produce such a sound by plucking a stringed musical instrument.
- to have or produce a sharp, nasal tone, as the human voice.
v.t. - to cause to make a sharp, vibrating sound, as a string of a musical instrument.
- to produce (music) by plucking the strings of a musical instrument.
- to pluck the strings of (a musical instrument):to twang a guitar.
- to speak with a sharp, nasal tone.
- to pull the string of (an archer's bow).
- to let fly (an arrow).
n. - the sharp, ringing sound produced by plucking or suddenly releasing a tense string.
- a sound resembling this.
- an act of plucking or picking:He gave his guitar strings a twang.
- a sharp, nasal tone, as of the human voice.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: twang /twæŋ/ n - a sharp ringing sound produced by or as if by the plucking of a taut string
- the act of plucking a string to produce such a sound
- a strongly nasal quality in a person's speech, esp in certain dialects
vb - to make or cause to make a twang
- to strum (music, a tune, etc)
- to speak or utter with a sharp nasal voice
- (intransitive) to be released or move with a twang: the arrow twanged away
Etymology: 16th Century: of imitative originˈtwangy adj |