twang

Plural: twangs

Noun

• a sharp vibrating sound (as of a plucked string)
• exaggerated nasality in speech (as in some regional dialects)
• The sharp, quick sound of a vibrating tight string, for example, of a bow or a musical instrument.
• A particular sharp vibrating sound characteristic of electric guitars.
• A trace of a regional or foreign accent in someone's voice.
• The sound quality that appears in the human voice when the epilaryngeal tube is narrowed.
• A sharp, pungent taste or flavor; sometimes, a disagreeable one specifically.
• An annoying or stupid person; especially, a recalcitrant.

Verb

Verb Forms: twanged, twanging, twangs

• To make a sharp, vibrant, ringing sound.
• cause to sound with a twang
  • "He twanged the guitar string"
• sound with a twang
  • "the bowstring was twanging"
• twitch or throb with pain
• pluck (strings of an instrument)
  • "He twanged his bow"
• pronounce with a nasal twang
• To produce or cause to produce a sharp vibrating sound, like a tense string pulled and suddenly let go.
• To have a nasal sound.
• To have a trace of a regional or foreign accent.
• To play a stringed musical instrument by plucking and snapping.

Examples

• Despite having lived in Canada for 20 years, he still has that Eastern-European twang in his voice.
• nasal twang
• spicy twang
• The guitar string seemed to TWANG in triumph after he played a high-scoring word.

Synonyms

nasal twang, tang#Noun

Anagrams of twang