twang

[ twang ]

/ twæŋ /

verb (used without object)

to give out a sharp, vibrating sound, as the string of a musical instrument when plucked.

to produce such a sound by plucking a stringed musical instrument.

to have or produce a sharp, nasal tone, as the human voice.

verb (used with object)

to cause to make a sharp, vibrating sound, as a string of a musical instrument.

to produce (music) by plucking the strings of a musical instrument.

to pluck the strings of (a musical instrument): to twang a guitar.

to speak with a sharp, nasal tone.

to pull the string of (an archer's bow).

to let fly (an arrow).

noun

the sharp, ringing sound produced by plucking or suddenly releasing a tense string.

a sound resembling this.

an act of plucking or picking: He gave his guitar strings a twang.

a sharp, nasal tone, as of the human voice.

Origin of twang

First recorded in 1535–45; imitative

Words nearby twang

tw, twa, twaddle, twain, twain, mark, twang, twangle, twangy, twat, twattle, twayblade

Example sentences from the Web for twanged

The great catapults, still used by the Muscovites, twanged like the breaking of viol cords.

Joan of the Sword Hand |S(amuel) R(utherford) Crockett
This sooty fellow twanged a quaint instrument of native workmanship, and twanged with uncommon skill.

Summer Cruising in the South Seas |Charles Warren Stoddard
They were more than that—they were pangs, and pangs that twanged.

The Journal of a Disappointed Man |Wilhelm Nero Pilate Barbellion
Then an American held forth, harping on a string that has already been too often twanged in my ear.

From Sea to Sea |Rudyard Kipling

The strings are twanged with two little plectra, or quills, of which the performer fastens one to the thumb of each hand.

Musical Myths and Facts, Volume I (of 2) |Carl Engel

British Dictionary definitions for twanged

twang

/ (twæŋ) /

noun

a sharp ringing sound produced by or as if by the plucking of a taut string the twang of a guitar

the act of plucking a string to produce such a sound

a strongly nasal quality in a person's speech, esp in certain dialects

verb

to make or cause to make a twang to twang a guitar

to strum (music, a tune, etc) to twang on a guitar

to speak or utter with a sharp nasal voice

(intr) to be released or move with a twang the arrow twanged away

Derived forms of twang

twangy, adjective

Word Origin for twang

C16: of imitative origin

BROWSE DICTIONARY

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twang

verb (used without object)

verb (used with object)

noun

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noun

verb

Derived forms of twang

Word Origin for twang

BROWSE DICTIONARY

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twang

verb (used without object)

verb (used with object)

noun

Origin of twang

Words nearby twang

Example sentences from the Web for twanged

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noun

verb

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