Definition of twang - WordReference.com Dictionary

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twang
A	noun
	1	twang, nasal twang
			exaggerated nasality in speech (as in some regional dialects)
		Category Tree: abstraction ╚attribute ╚property ╚sound property ╚timbre; timber; quality; tone ╚nasality ╚twang, nasal twang
	2	twang
			a sharp vibrating sound (as of a plucked string)
		Category Tree: event ╚happening; occurrence; natural event ╚sound ╚twang
B	verb
	1	twang
			pronounce with a nasal twang
		Category Tree: pronounce; articulate; enounce; sound out; enunciate; say ╚twang
	2	twang
			pluck (strings of an instrument); "He twanged his bow"
		Category Tree: move; displace ╚pull; draw; force ╚pluck; plunk; pick ╚twang
	3	twang
			twitch or throb with pain
		Category Tree: cause to be perceived ╚ache; smart; hurt ╚throb ╚twang
	4	twang
			sound with a twang; "the bowstring was twanging"
		Category Tree: cause to be perceived ╚sound; go ╚twang
	5	twang
			cause to sound with a twang; "He twanged the guitar string"
		Category Tree: sound ╚twang

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