twang

/twæŋ/

Other forms: twanging; twanged; twangs

Definitions of twang

1. noun

   a sharp vibrating sound (as of a plucked string)
   type of:

   sound

   the sudden occurrence of an audible event
2. verb

   cause to sound with a twang
   “He twanged the guitar string”

   type of:

   sound

   cause to sound
3. verb

   pluck (strings of an instrument)
   “He twanged his bow”

   type of:

   pick, pluck, plunk

   pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion
4. verb

   sound with a twang
   “the bowstring was twanging”

   type of:

   go, sound

   make a certain noise or sound
5. verb

   twitch or throb with pain
   type of:

   throb

   pulsate or pound with abnormal force
6. noun

   exaggerated nasality in speech (as in some regional dialects)
   synonyms: nasal twang

   type of:

   nasality

   a quality of the voice that is produced by nasal resonators
7. verb

   pronounce with a nasal twang
   type of:

   articulate, enounce, enunciate, pronounce, say, sound out

   speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way