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Twang (?), n. A tang. See Tang a state. [R.]

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.

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.

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.

Twang (?), n. A tang. See Tang a state. [R.]

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.

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.

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.

- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)

  • a sharp vibrating sound like the sound a guitar string makes when plucked.
  • a type of human speech or accent with a nasal quality characteristic of certain dialects of English.
  • a euphemism for penis
  • to produce a sharp vibrating sound.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia

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