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| twang [ twang ] |
noun (plural twangs) |
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1. nasal sound: a nasal quality of voice associated with various accents
  a Texas twang
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2. sound of tight string vibrating: the sharp resonating noise made when something such as a tight string on an instrument is plucked or released
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transitive and intransitive verb (past and past participle twanged, present participle twang·ing, 3rd person present singular twangs) |
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1. vibrate with twang: to produce a twang, or make something do this
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2. music strum something carelessly: to play a stringed instrument, or a tune on a stringed instrument, in a rough amateur style
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3. language speak with twang: to speak or say something with a twang
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| [Mid-16th century. An imitation of the sound] |
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| twang·y adjective |
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