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- Dictionarytwang/twaŋ/
noun
- 1. a strong ringing sound such as that made by the plucked string of a musical instrument or a released bowstring: "there was a twang from Marian's bow"
- 2. a nasal or other distinctive manner of pronunciation or intonation characteristic of the speech of an individual, area, or country: "an American twang"
verb
- 1. make or cause to make a twang: "a spring twanged beneath him"
- 2. utter (something) with a nasal twang: "the announcer was twanging out all the details"
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TWANG definition: 1. to make a noise like that of a tight string being quickly pulled and released: 2. a noise like…. Learn more.
The meaning of TWANG is nasal speech or resonance. How to use twang in a sentence. nasal speech or resonance; the characteristic speech of a region, locality, or group of people…
a sharp ringing sound produced by or as if by the plucking of a taut string. the twang of a guitar. the act of plucking a string to produce such a sound. a strongly nasal quality in a person's speech, esp in certain dialects.
A twang is a quality in someone's way of speaking in which sound seems to be coming through the nose. ...the nasal twang of his voice. ...her broad Australian twang.
a sharp vibrating sound (as of a plucked string) see more. verb. cause to sound with a twang. “He twanged the guitar string”. see more. verb. pluck (strings of an instrument) “He twanged his bow”.
noun. /twæŋ/. /twæŋ/. [usually singular] used to describe a way of speaking, usually one that is typical of a particular area and especially one in which the sounds are produced through the nose as well as the mouth. Her voice had a faint American or Canadian twang. He spoke with a cockney twang.
1. a sharp ringing sound produced by or as if by the plucking of a taut string: the twang of a guitar. 2. (Music, other) the act of plucking a string to produce such a sound. 3. a strongly nasal quality in a person's speech, esp in certain dialects. vb. 4. to make or cause to make a twang: to twang a guitar. 5.
noun. 1. a. a quick, sharp, vibrating sound, as of a taut string suddenly plucked or released. b. an act of plucking that makes this sound. 2. a. a sharply nasal way of speaking; ringing, nasal quality. b. a dialect characterized by this. 3. Dialectal. a twinge. verb intransitive. 4. to make a twang, as a bowstring, banjo, etc. 5.
Twang definition, to give out a sharp, vibrating sound, as the string of a musical instrument when plucked. See more.
4 days ago · twang (third-person singular simple present twangs, present participle twanging, simple past and past participle twanged) ( transitive, intransitive) To produce or cause to produce a sharp vibrating sound, like a tense string pulled and suddenly let go. ( intransitive) To have a nasal sound.
