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