What is the meaning of Twang?

  • (n.) An affected modulation of the voice; a kind of nasal sound.
  • (n.) A tang. See Tang a state.
  • (n.) A harsh, quick sound, like that made by a stretched string when pulled and suddenly let go; as, the twang of a bowstring.
  • (v.t.) To make to sound, as by pulling a tense string and letting it go suddenly.
  • (v.i.) To sound with a quick, harsh noise; to make the sound of a tense string pulled and suddenly let go; as, the bowstring twanged.
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MLAWebster's. "twang" 28 May 2011. Web. 21 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/twang/definitions/2075733>
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