twang

twang  (twng)

v. twanged, twang·ing, twangs

v.intr.

1. To emit a sharp, vibrating sound, as the string of a musical instrument does when it is plucked.

2. To resound with a sharp, vibrating sound.

3. To speak in a strongly nasal tone of voice.

v.tr.

1. To cause to make a sharp, vibrating sound: twanged the car antenna.

2. To utter with a strongly nasal tone of voice.

n.

1. A sharp, vibrating sound, as that of a plucked string.

2. A strongly nasal tone of voice, especially as a peculiarity of certain regional dialects.

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[Imitative.]

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twangy adj.

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twang

Noun

1. a sharp ringing sound produced by or as if by the plucking of a taut string

2. a strongly nasal quality in a person's speech: a high-pitched Texas twang

Verb

to make or cause to make a twang: a bunch of angels twanging harps [imitative]

twangy adj

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	twang - a sharp vibrating sound (as of a plucked string) sound - the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them"
	2.	twang - exaggerated nasality in speech (as in some regional dialects) nasal twang nasality - a quality of the voice that is produced by nasal resonators
Verb	1.	twang - cause to sound with a twang; "He twanged the guitar string" sound - cause to sound; "sound the bell"; "sound a certain note"
	2.	twang - sound with a twang; "the bowstring was twanging" sound, go - make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'"
	3.	twang - twitch or throb with pain throb - pulsate or pound with abnormal force; "my head is throbbing"; "Her heart was throbbing"
	4.	twang - pluck (strings of an instrument); "He twanged his bow" pluck, plunk, pick - pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion; "he plucked the strings of his mandolin"
	5.	twang - pronounce with a nasal twang         enounce, enunciate, pronounce, sound out, articulate, say - speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way; "She pronounces French words in a funny way"; "I cannot say `zip wire'"; "Can the child sound out this complicated word?"

Translations

twang [twæŋ] n [of instrument] → tañido; [of voice] → timbre m nasal

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twang [twæŋ] n [of instrument] → son vibrant; [of voice]; ton nasillard

vi → vibrer

vt [+ guitar] → pincer les cordes de

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twang [twæŋ] n [of instrument] → singender Ton m [of voice] → näselnder Ton m

vi → einen singenden Ton von sich geben

vt [+ guitar] → zupfen

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twang [twæŋ] n [of instrument] → suono vibrante; [of voice] → accento nasale

vi → vibrare

vt [+ guitar] → pizzicare le corde di

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twang

n twang [twaŋ]

a sound of or like a tightly-stretched string breaking or being plucked The string broke with a sharp twang. getweng رَنَّة وَتَر القيثارَه остро дрънчене brnknutí smæld scharfer Klang ήχος παλλόμενης χορδής punteado, acción de herir/pulsar las cuerdas de un instrumento; tañido tinin, plõnn ترنگ helähdys son de corde pincée קוֹל פְּרִיטָה झंकार zvonak zvuk, zvonjenje pengés bunyi mendesing hvellt, titrandi hljóð (suono metallico) ぶぅんと鳴る音 (현악기가) 탕하고 울리는 소리 zvangtelėjimas trinkšķis bunyi deting tjing buestrengslyd, klang brz(d)ęk zunido zbârnâit звук натянутой струны brnknutie brenk zveka dallrande ton, plong เสียงอู้อี้ tınlama sesi 撥弦聲 різкий звук натягнутої струни جھنکار tiếng tưng tưng 拨弦声

v

to make a twang He twanged his guitar; The wire twanged. tokkel يَرِن، يَنْقُر дрънча brnkat; chvět se klimpre på; klimpre klimpern, schwirren βγάζω ήχο τεντωμένης χορδής puntear, herir/pulsar (las cuerdas de un instrumento); tañer tinistama, tinisema ترنگ کردن؛ نواختن heläyttää pincer (les cordes de) לִפרוֹט झंकारना zvoniti, zvečati penget; peng membunyikan gella, láta gjalla (le corde pizzicare); vibrare ぶぅんと鳴らす 탕하고 울리다 brązginti, zvangtelėti trinkšķēt; trinkšķināt memetik tjinken klimpre; klinge metallisk brz(d)ęknąć tanger a ciupi, a face să vibreze бренчать brnkať; chvieť sa brenkati zvečati knäppa på (dra i) [] sjunga i [] ทำเสียงอู้อี้ tıngırdatmak 發撥弦聲，撥弦彈奏 бренькати; перебирати струни جھٹکارنا làm kêu tưng tưng 发拨弦声，拨弦弹奏