noun
- A sharp vibrating sound (as of a plucked string. )
- Exaggerated nasality in speech (as in some regional dialects.
- synonyms: nasal twang
verb
- Cause to sound with a twang.
- usage: "He twanged the guitar string"
- Sound with a twang.
- usage: "the bowstring was twanging"
- Twitch or throb with pain.
- Pluck (strings of an instrument. )
- usage: "He twanged his bow"
- Pronounce with a nasal twang. .
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