twang

Speech parts

1. twang - Noun

2. twang - Verb

Meaning

A tang. See Tang a state.

To sound with a quick, harsh noise; to make the sound of a tense string pulled and suddenly let go; as, the bowstring twanged.

To make to sound, as by pulling a tense string and letting it go suddenly.

A harsh, quick sound, like that made by a stretched string when pulled and suddenly let go; as, the twang of a bowstring.

An affected modulation of the voice; a kind of nasal sound.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

burr tang ting clang buzz lisp savor taste pick flavor pipe pronunciation accent picking articulation
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Antonyms

still silence omit chatter gibberish gobble
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Hypernyms

sound say pick pronounce articulate pluck

Derivatives

twanged twanging

Examples

Anno 1670, not far from Cyrencester, was an Apparition: Being demanded, whether a good Spirit, or a bad? returned no answer, but disappeared with a curious Perfume and most melodious Twang. Mr. W. Lilly believes it was a Farie. John Aubrey

An unaffected man in a negative light Could not have borne his labor nor have died Sighing that he should leave the banjo's twang. Wallace Stevens

Struggling toward impassioned choirs, Crying among the clouds, enraged By gold antagonists in air - I know my lazy, leaden twang Is like the reason in a storm; And yet it brings the storm to bear. I twang it out and leave it there. Wallace Stevens

I don't use the twang bar anymore. It's become too popular. Ritchie Blackmore

Love is not the dying moan of a distant violin - it's the triumphant twang of a bedspring. S. J. Perelman

I like The White Stripes and I like the kinda twang American thing right now. Ann Wilson

Close letter words and terms

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