Thesaurus: twang

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1. n. A tang. See Tang a state.
2. 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.
3. v. t. To make to sound, as by pulling a tense string and letting it go suddenly.
4. n. A harsh, quick sound, like that made by a stretched string when pulled and suddenly let go; as, the twang of a bowstring.
5. n. An affected modulation of the voice; a kind of nasal sound.
6. n. a sharp vibrating sound (as of a plucked string)
7. n. exaggerated nasality in speech (as in some regional dialects)
8. v. cause to sound with a twang
9. v. sound with a twang
10. v. twitch or throb with pain
11. v. pluck (strings of an instrument)
12. v. pronounce with a nasal twang