Twang | Webster's Dictionary (1865)

Twăng, v. i.

verbintransitive

v. i. [imp. & p. p. TWANGED; p. pr. & vb. n. TWANGING.] [Cf. TANG, 4, and Prov. Eng. twang, a quick pull, a sudden pang, a sharp taste, Dan. twang, Sw. twäng, M. H. Ger. twanc, O. H. Ger. & D. dwang, N. H. Ger. zwang, constraint, force, Dan. tvinge, Sw. tvinga, M. H. Ger. twingen, O. H. Ger. dwingen, D. & L. Ger. dwingen, N. H. Ger. zwingen, to force, to compel.] To sound with a quick, harsh noise; to make the sound of a string which is stretched and suddenly pulled; as, the twanging bows.

Twăng, v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. To make to sound, as by pulling a tense string and letting it go suddenly. Sound the tough horn, and twang the quivering string. Pope.

Twăng, n.

noun

n. 1. A harsh, quick sound, like that made by a stretched string when pulled and suddenly let go; as, the twang of a bowstring.

Sense 2. An affected modulation of the voice; a kind of nasal sound.

He has a twang in his discourse. Arbuthnot.

Twāng, v. t.

verbtransitive

v. t. To cause to make a sharp, twanging sound; to twang, or twangle. “Twanging headless arrows.” Tennyson.