Found 2 items, similar to Twang.
English → English (WordNet) Definition: twang twang n 1: a sharp vibrating sound (as of a plucked string) 2: exaggerated nasality in speech (as in some regional dialects) [syn: nasal twang] v 1: cause to sound with a twang; “He twanged the guitar string” 2: sound with a twang; “the bowstring was twanging” 3: twitch or throb with pain 4: pluck (strings of an instrument); “He twanged his bow” 5: pronounce with a nasal twang
English → English (gcide) Definition: Twang Twang \Twang\, n. A tang. See Tang a state. [R.] [1913 Webster] Twang \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. [1913 Webster] Twang \Twang\, v. t. To make to sound, as by pulling a tense string and letting it go suddenly. [1913 Webster] Sounds the tough horn, and twangs the quivering string. --Pope. [1913 Webster] Twang \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. [1913 Webster] 2. An affected modulation of the voice; a kind of nasal sound. [1913 Webster] He has such a twang in his discourse. --Arbuthnot. [1913 Webster]