
Meaning of TWANG
Pronunciation: | | twang
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WordNet Dictionary |
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- [n] exaggerated nasality in speech (as in some regional dialects)
- [n] a sharp vibrating sound (as of a plucked string)
- [v] pronounce with a nasal twang
- [v] pluck, as a string of an instrument; "He twanged his bow"
- [v] twitch or throb with pain
- [v] sound with a twang, as of a bowstring
- [v] cause to sound with a twang; "He twanged the guitar string"
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TWANG is a 5 letter word that starts with T. |
| Synonyms: | | nasal twang |
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| See Also: | | articulate, enounce, enunciate, go, nasality, pick, pluck, plunk, pronounce, say, sound, sound, sound out, throb | |
Webster's 1913 Dictionary |
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\Twang\, n.
A tang. See {Tang} a state. [R.]
\Twang\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Twanged}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Twanging}.] [Of imitative origin; cf. {Tang} a sharp sound,
{Tinkle}.]
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.
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.
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