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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.

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.

American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

twang

(twæŋ)

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

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

Collins English Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014

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).

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.

twang

Past participle: twanged
Gerund: twanging

Imperative
twang
twang

Present
I twang
you twang
he/she/it twangs
we twang
you twang
they twang

Preterite
I twanged
you twanged
he/she/it twanged
we twanged
you twanged
they twanged

Present Continuous
I am twanging
you are twanging
he/she/it is twanging
we are twanging
you are twanging
they are twanging

Present Perfect
I have twanged
you have twanged
he/she/it has twanged
we have twanged
you have twanged
they have twanged

Past Continuous
I was twanging
you were twanging
he/she/it was twanging
we were twanging
you were twanging
they were twanging

Past Perfect
I had twanged
you had twanged
he/she/it had twanged
we had twanged
you had twanged
they had twanged

Future
I will twang
you will twang
he/she/it will twang
we will twang
you will twang
they will twang

Future Perfect
I will have twanged
you will have twanged
he/she/it will have twanged
we will have twanged
you will have twanged
they will have twanged

Future Continuous
I will be twanging
you will be twanging
he/she/it will be twanging
we will be twanging
you will be twanging
they will be twanging

Present Perfect Continuous
I have been twanging
you have been twanging
he/she/it has been twanging
we have been twanging
you have been twanging
they have been twanging

Future Perfect Continuous
I will have been twanging
you will have been twanging
he/she/it will have been twanging
we will have been twanging
you will have been twanging
they will have been twanging

Past Perfect Continuous
I had been twanging
you had been twanging
he/she/it had been twanging
we had been twanging
you had been twanging
they had been twanging

Conditional
I would twang
you would twang
he/she/it would twang
we would twang
you would twang
they would twang

Past Conditional
I would have twanged
you would have twanged
he/she/it would have twanged
we would have twanged
you would have twanged
they would have twanged

Collins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011

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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) 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

رَنَّة وَتَر القيثارَهيَرِن، يَنْقُر

brnkatbrnknutíchvět se

klimpreklimpre påsmæld

klimpern scharfer Klang schwirren

pengpengés

gella, láta gjallahvellt, titrandi hljóî

far vibrare suono acuto suono nasale

brązgintizvangtelėjimaszvangtelėti

trinkšķēttrinkšķināttrinkšķis

buestrengslyd klimpre klinge metallisk

brnknutie

tıngırdatmaktınlama sesi

发拨弦声拨弦声拨弦弹奏

twang

[twæŋ]

A. N [of wire, bow etc] → tañido m; [of voice] → deje m
to speak with a twang → ganguear

B. VT (Mus) → tañer; [+ bowstring] → estirar y soltar repentinamente

C. VI → producir un sonido agudo; (in speaking) → hablar con timbre nasal

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]

[string, elastic band, guitar] → vibration f

[voice] → ton m nasillard

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

(of wire, guitar string) → Doing nt; (of rubber band, bowstring) → scharfer Ton

(of voice) → Näseln nt, → näselnder Tonfall; to speak with a twang → mit näselndem Tonfall or mit einem Näseln sprechen

vt → zupfen; guitar, banjo also → klimpern auf (+dat)

(guitar, string etc) → einen scharfen Ton von sich geben; (rubber band) → pitschen (inf)

to twang on a guitar etc → auf einer Gitarre etc herumklimpern

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

2. vt (guitar) → pizzicare le corde di

3. vi → vibrare

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.

References in classic literature ?

Yet the ear, it fully knows, By the twanging And the clanging, How the danger ebbs and flows; Yet, the ear distinctly tells, In the jangling And the wrangling, How the danger sinks and swells, By the sinking or the swelling in the anger of the bells - Of the bells - Of the bells, bells, bells, bells, Bells, bells, bells - In the clamour and the clangour of the bells!

View in context

"Sonya, what is this?" she cried, twanging a thick string.

View in context

Instantly the entire sphere burst into a mighty whispering, sharp with protest, almost twanging goldenly, if a whisper could possibly be considered to twang, rising higher, sinking deeper, the two extremes of the registry of sound threatening to complete the circle and coalesce into the bull-mouthed thundering he had so often heard beyond the taboo distance.

View in context

Joan and Sheldon heard the twanging thrum and saw Koogoo throw out his arms, at the same time dropping his rifle, stumble forward, and sink down on his hands and knees.

View in context

In "Rhinestones and Twanging Tones: The Look and Sound of Country Music" the team of Jim Washburn (a published expert on music and popular culture) and Mac Yasuda (one of the world's foremost guitar experts and collectors) show in glittering detail how most classic country stars traded in their overalls for sequined and spangled outfits that shone from a mile away, and strummed guitars that were often just as ornately bedecked, or customized by decades of road wear.

Rhinestones and Twanging Tones

Stange explains that with the 4X hooks you can no longer "twang-loose" a lure hooked in timber at a distance from the boat, by loading your rod and line tight to the snag and then twanging the line between the reel and the first guide with your trigger finger, as you simultaneously snap the rod tip back at the lure.

Never lose another bass on a lipless crankbait: An exaggeration? yes.. but in-fisherman editor in chief doug stange says you can cut your loses by switching to 4x hooks

Another article I found in the Coventry Standard from early 1964 and again written by Andy Anderson describes how exciting it was twanging in the new year at The Orchid Ballroom (better known nowadays as The Kasbah) with bands such as The Avengers, The Matadors and The Xciters.

Pete plucks out Twanging times of city dances; YOUR nostalgia

Scots/American/Welsh trio who make lovely twanging Americana release a debut EP stuffed with with the nicely-honed sound of the mid-west.

OUT ON CD

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