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.