Twang
WordNet

noun


(1)   Exaggerated nasality in speech (as in some regional dialects)
(2)   A sharp vibrating sound (as of a plucked string)

verb


(3)   Pronounce with a nasal twang
(4)   Pluck (strings of an instrument)
"He twanged his bow"
(5)   Twitch or throb with pain
(6)   Sound with a twang
"The bowstring was twanging"
(7)   Cause to sound with a twang
"He twanged the guitar string"
WiktionaryText

Noun



  1. a sharp vibrating sound like the sound a guitar string makes when plucked.
  2. a type of human speech or accent with a nasal quality characteristic of certain dialects of English.
  3. a sound quality that appears in the human voice when the epilaryngeal tube is narrowed
 
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