Twang : Dictionary / Wörterbuch (BEOLINGUS, TU Chemnitz)

English Dictionary: Twang	by the DICT Development Group
5 results for Twang
From WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006) [wn]:
twang n a sharp vibrating sound (as of a plucked string) exaggerated nasality in speech (as in some regional dialects) Synonym(s): twang, nasal twang v 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
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Twang \Twang\, n. A tang. See {Tang} a state. [R.]
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Twang \Twang\, v. t. To make to sound, as by pulling a tense string and letting it go suddenly. Sounds the tough horn, and twangs the quivering string. --Pope.
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
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. 2. An affected modulation of the voice; a kind of nasal sound. He has such a twang in his discourse. --Arbuthnot.