| Front | twang |
|---|---|
| Back | twang noun, verb BrE /twæŋ/ NAmE /twæŋ/ noun word origin example bank [usually singular] 1 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. 2 a sound that is made when a tight string, especially on a musical instrument, is pulled and released verb verb forms word origin [intransitive, transitive] to make a sound like a tight wire or string being pulled and released; to make sth do this The bed springs twanged. ~ sth Someone was twanging a guitar in the next room. |
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