twang
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twang
(twăng)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.
[Imitative.]
twang′y adj.
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twang
(twæŋ)n
1. a sharp ringing sound produced by or as if by the plucking of a taut string: the twang of a guitar.
2. (Music, other) the act of plucking a string to produce such a sound
3. a strongly nasal quality in a person's speech, esp in certain dialects
vb
4. to make or cause to make a twang: to twang a guitar.
5. (Music, other) to strum (music, a tune, etc): to twang on a guitar.
6. to speak or utter with a sharp nasal voice
7. (intr) to be released or move with a twang: the arrow twanged away.
[C16: of imitative origin]
ˈtwangy adj
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twang
(twæŋ)v.i.
1. to give out a sharp, vibrating sound, as the string of a musical instrument when plucked.
2. to have or produce a sharp, nasal tone, as the human voice.
v.t. 3. to cause to make a sharp, vibrating sound, as a string of a musical instrument.
4. to pluck the strings of (a musical instrument).
5. to speak with a sharp, nasal tone.
6. to pull the string of (an archer's bow).
n. 7. a sharp, ringing sound, esp. one produced by plucking or suddenly releasing a tense string.
8. an act of plucking or picking.
9. a sharp, nasal tone.
[1535–45; imitative]
twang′y, adj. twang•i•er, twang•i•est.
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twang
Past participle: twanged
Gerund: twanging
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| 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)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" | |
| 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" | |
| 5. |  twang - pronounce with a nasal twang |
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Translations
رَنَّة وَتَر القيثارَهيَرِن، يَنْقُر
brnkatbrnknutíchvět se
klimpreklimpre påsmæld
pengpengés
gella, láta gjallahvellt, titrandi hljóî
brązgintizvangtelėjimaszvangtelėti
trinkšķēttrinkšķināttrinkšķis
brnknutie
tıngırdatmaktınlama sesi
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
twang
[ˈtwæŋ] vi [guitar, string, spring, elastic band] → vibrer
vt [+ guitar] → pincer les cordes de; [+ elastic band] → faire vibrer
Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
twang
n
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
twang
[twæŋ]1. n (of wire, bow) → suono acuto; (of instrument) → suono vibrante; (of voice) → accento nasale
to speak with a twang → parlare con voce nasale
to speak with a twang → parlare con voce nasale
3. vi → vibrare
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
twang
(twaŋ) noun a sound of or like a tightly-stretched string breaking or being plucked. The string broke with a sharp twang.
verb to make a twang. He twanged his guitar; The wire twanged.
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