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Noun
S:
(n)
twang
(a sharp vibrating sound (as of a plucked string))
S:
(n)
twang
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nasal twang
(exaggerated nasality in speech (as in some regional dialects))
Verb
S:
(v)
twang
(cause to sound with a twang)
"He twanged the guitar string"
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S:
(v)
twang
(sound with a twang)
"the bowstring was twanging"
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S:
(v)
twang
(twitch or throb with pain)
S:
(v)
twang
(pluck (strings of an instrument))
"He twanged his bow"
S:
(v)
twang
(pronounce with a nasal twang)