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twang

Pronunciation: /twaŋ/
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Definition of twang

noun

  • 1a 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 the twang of snapping metal
  • 2a nasal or other distinctive manner of pronunciation or intonation characteristic of the speech of an individual, area, or country:an American twang

verb

  • 1make or cause to make a twang: [no object]:a spring twanged beneath him [with object]:some old men were twanging banjos
  • 2 [with object] utter (something) with a nasal twang:the announcer was twanging out all the details

Derivatives

twangy

adjective (twangier, twangiest)

Origin:

mid 16th century: imitative

twang in other Oxford dictionaries

Definition of twang in the US English dictionary
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