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5 definitions found From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Twang \Twang\, n. A tang. See {Tang} a state. [R.] From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Twang \Twang\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Twanged}; p. pr & vb n. {Twanging}.] [Of imitative origin; cf {Tang} a sharp sound, {Tinkle}.] To sound with a quick, harsh noise; to make the sound of a tense string pulled and suddenly let go as the bowstring twanged. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Twang \Twang\, v. t. To make to sound, as by pulling a tense string and letting it go suddenly. Sounds the tough horn, and twangs the quivering string. --Pope. From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]: Twang \Twang\, n. 1. A harsh, quick sound, like that made by a stretched string when pulled and suddenly let go as the twang of a bowstring. 2. An affected modulation of the voice; a kind of nasal sound. He has such a twang in his discourse. --Arbuthnot. From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]: 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}] v 1: cause to sound with a twang; "He twanged the guitar string" 2: sound with a twang, as of a bowstring 3: twitch or throb with pain 4: pluck, as a string of an instrument; "He twanged his bow" 5: pronounce with a nasal twang
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