twang (n.)

  1. a sharp vibrating sound (as of a plucked string)

  2. exaggerated nasality in speech (as in some regional dialects)

    [ Syn: nasal twang ]

    twang (v.)

  1. cause to sound with a twang; He twanged the guitar string'

  2. sound with a twang; the bowstring was twanging'

  3. twitch or throb with pain

  4. pluck (strings of an instrument); He twanged his bow'

  5. pronounce with a nasal twang

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