Definition of Twang

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Definition of Twang

Twang

A tang. See Tang a state.

To sound with a quick, harsh noise; to make the sound of a tense string pulled and suddenly let go; as, the bowstring twanged.

To make to sound, as by pulling a tense string and letting it go suddenly.

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

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

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Twang Quotations

I don't use the twang bar anymore. It's become too popular.
Ritchie Blackmore

You just pick up a chord, go twang, and you're got music.
Sid Vicious

I like The White Stripes and I like the kinda twang American thing right now.
Ann Wilson

I think when I began, I played distortion more than the guitar. The results of my strumming. Now I play the twang of the string, which is a lot closer to the source of the sound making.
Ian Williams

I like almost everything, even country twang, disco, blue grass and accordions.
Pat Mastelotto

Love is not the dying moan of a distant violin - it's the triumphant twang of a bedspring.
S. J. Perelman

Twang Translations

twang in French is nasiller
twang in German is schwirren, klingen
twang in Spanish is sonido vibrante

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