TWANG
\twˈaŋ], \twˈaŋ], \t_w_ˈa_ŋ]\
Definitions of TWANG
- 2006 - WordNet 3.0
- 2011 - English Dictionary Database
- 2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
- 1914 - Nuttall's Standard dictionary of the English language
- 1919 - The Winston Simplified Dictionary
- 1920 - A practical medical dictionary.
- 1899 - The american dictionary of the english language.
- 1894 - The Clarendon dictionary
- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
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pronounce with a nasal twang
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twitch or throb with pain
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sound with a twang; "the bowstring was twanging"
By Princeton University
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pronounce with a nasal twang
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pluck, as a string of an instrument; "He twanged his bow"
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twitch or throb with pain
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sound with a twang, as of a bowstring
By DataStellar Co., Ltd
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A tang. See Tang a state.
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To sound with a quick, harsh noise; to make the sound of a tense string pulled and suddenly let go; as, the bowstring twanged.
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To make to sound, as by pulling a tense string and letting it go suddenly.
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A harsh, quick sound, like that made by a stretched string when pulled and suddenly let go; as, the twang of a bowstring.
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An affected modulation of the voice; a kind of nasal sound.
By Oddity Software
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To make to sound, as by pulling a tense string and letting it go suddenly.
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To sound with a twang.
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A sharp, quick sound, as of a bowstring; a kind of nasat sound; an unpleasant aftertaste.
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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A sharp, quick, vibrating sound; a sharp nasal tone in speech; as, a Yankee twang.
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To sound with a sharp, vibrating noise or nasal tone.
By William Dodge Lewis, Edgar Arthur Singer
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A sharp, quick sound, as of a tight string when pulled and let go: a nasal tone of voice.
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To sound as a tight string pulled and let go: to sound with a quick, sharp noise.
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To make to sound with a twang.
By Daniel Lyons
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A sharp vibrant sound; nasal tone of voice; unpleasant flavor.
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To sound, or cause to sound, with a twang.
By William Hand Browne, Samuel Stehman Haldeman
By James Champlin Fernald
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To sound with a quik sharp noise; to sound, as a tense string pulled and allowed to spring back suddenly.
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The sound of a tense string pulled and suddenly set free; a nasal tone of voice; a disagreeable resonance in a voice from speaking through the nose; a disagreeable flavour.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
