twang
twong
- n a sharp vibrating sound (as of a plucked string)
- n exaggerated nasality in speech (as in some regional dialects)
- v cause to sound with a twang
He twanged the guitar string - v sound with a twang
the bowstring was twanging - v twitch or throb with pain
- v pluck (strings of an instrument)
He twanged his bow - v pronounce with a nasal twang
- As he did, out came a resonant twang like the sound of a tight-skinned bongo drum.
- The Good, the Bad and the Ugly: Moaning chorales, electric guitars, brass bands, the occasional twang of a Jew's Harp; Ennio Morricone, vastly expanded the movie composer's .
- Twang! Twang! Twang! An unearthly noise resounded through the Japanese Imperial Palace in Tokyo.