twang

noun

/twæŋ/

[usually singular]

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used to describe a way of speaking, usually one that is typical of a particular area and especially one in which the sounds are produced through the nose as well as the mouth
- Her voice had a faint American or Canadian twang.
- He spoke with a cockney twang.
- She had a slight Southern twang to her voice.
- The words came out with an Irish twang to them.
Oxford Collocations Dictionary
adjective
- slight
- nasal
- American
- …
verb + twang
- have
- speak with
- hear
- …
preposition
- with a twang
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a sound that is made when a tight string, especially on a musical instrument, is pulled and released

Word Originmid 16th cent.: imitative.

verb

/twæŋ/

[intransitive, transitive]

Verb Forms

present simple I / you / we / they twang	/twæŋ/ /twæŋ/
he / she / it twangs	/twæŋz/ /twæŋz/
past simple twanged	/twæŋd/ /twæŋd/
past participle twanged	/twæŋd/ /twæŋd/
-ing form twanging	/ˈtwæŋɪŋ/ /ˈtwæŋɪŋ/

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to make a sound like a tight wire or string being pulled and released; to make something do this
- The bed springs twanged.
- twang something Someone was twanging a guitar in the next room.
Word Originmid 16th cent.: imitative.