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ALL meanings of twang

twang
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  • verb without object twang to give out a sharp, vibrating sound, as the string of a musical instrument when plucked. 1
  • verb without object twang to produce such a sound by plucking a stringed musical instrument. 1
  • verb without object twang to have or produce a sharp, nasal tone, as the human voice. 1
  • verb with object twang to cause to make a sharp, vibrating sound, as a string of a musical instrument. 1
  • verb with object twang to produce (music) by plucking the strings of a musical instrument. 1
  • verb with object twang to pluck the strings of (a musical instrument): to twang a guitar. 1
  • verb with object twang to speak with a sharp, nasal tone. 1
  • verb with object twang to pull the string of (an archer's bow). 1
  • verb with object twang to let fly (an arrow). 1
  • noun twang the sharp, ringing sound produced by plucking or suddenly releasing a tense string. 1
  • noun twang a sound resembling this. 1
  • noun twang loud vibration 1
  • noun twang an act of plucking or picking: He gave his guitar strings a twang. 1
  • noun twang voice: nasal tone 1
  • noun twang a sharp, nasal tone, as of the human voice. 1
  • intransitive verb twang vibrate loudly 1
  • transitive verb twang pluck, make vibrate loudly 1
  • verb twang If you twang something such as a tight string or elastic band, or if it twangs, it makes a fairly loud, ringing sound because it has been pulled and then released. 0
  • verb twang Twang is also a noun. 0
  • countable noun twang A twang is a quality in someone's way of speaking in which sound seems to be coming through the nose. 0
  • noun twang a sharp ringing sound produced by or as if by the plucking of a taut string 0
  • noun twang the act of plucking a string to produce such a sound 0
  • noun twang a strongly nasal quality in a person's speech, esp in certain dialects 0
  • verb twang to make or cause to make a twang 0
  • verb twang to strum (music, a tune, etc) 0
  • verb twang to speak or utter with a sharp nasal voice 0
  • verb twang to be released or move with a twang 0
  • noun twang a quick, sharp, vibrating sound, as of a taut string suddenly plucked or released 0
  • noun twang an act of plucking that makes this sound 0
  • noun twang a sharply nasal way of speaking; ringing, nasal quality 0
  • noun twang a dialect characterized by this 0
  • noun twang a twinge 0
  • intransitive verb twang to make a twang, as a bowstring, banjo, etc. 0
  • intransitive verb twang to speak with a twang 0
  • intransitive verb twang to be released with a twang 0
  • verb transitive twang to cause to twang 0
  • verb transitive twang to say with a twang 0
  • verb transitive twang to shoot (an arrow), release (a bowstring), etc. with a twang 0
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