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Word: Twang
Speech Type: Noun
mid 16th century: imitative
twaŋ
a strong ringing sound such as that made by the plucked string of a musical instrument or a released bowstring
Short Definition:strong ringing sound such as that made by plucked string of musical instrument
Examples:- there was a twang from Marian's bow
- the twang of snapping metal
a nasal or other distinctive manner of pronunciation or intonation characteristic of the speech of an individual, area, or country
Short Definition:nasal or other distinctive manner of pronunciation or intonation characteristic of speech of individual or country
Examples:- an American twang
Word: Twang
Speech Type: Verb
twaŋ
make or cause to make a twang
Short Definition:make or cause to make twang
Examples:- a spring twanged beneath him
- some old men were twanging banjos
utter (something) with a nasal twang
Short Definition:utter something with nasal twang
Examples:- the announcer was twanging out all the details
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