English dictionary

twang

/tw/&//N/

Definitions, examples, synonyms and antonyms from WordNet 3.0.

noun

a sharp vibrating sound (as of a plucked string)

noun.event

Source: WordNet 3.0
exaggerated nasality in speech (as in some regional dialects)

noun.attribute

Synonyms nasal twang

Source: WordNet 3.0
A tang. See Tang a state.

noun

Source: webster1913
A harsh, quick sound, like that made by a stretched string when pulled and suddenly let go; as, the twang of a bowstring.

noun

Source: webster1913

cause to sound with a twang

verb.perception

Examples
He twanged the guitar string.

Source: WordNet 3.0
sound with a twang

verb.perception

Examples
The bowstring was twanging.

Source: WordNet 3.0
twitch or throb with pain

verb.perception

Source: WordNet 3.0
pluck (strings of an instrument)

verb.contact

Examples
He twanged his bow.

Source: WordNet 3.0
pronounce with a nasal twang

verb.communication

Source: WordNet 3.0
To sound with a quick, harsh noise; to make the sound of a tense string pulled and suddenly let go; as, the bowstring twanged.

verb

Source: webster1913
To make to sound, as by pulling a tense string and letting it go suddenly.

verb

Source: webster1913