English dictionary
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English noun: twang | |||
| 1. | twang (event) a sharp vibrating sound (as of a plucked string) | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | sound | ||
| 2. | twang (attribute) exaggerated nasality in speech (as in some regional dialects) | ||
| Synonyms | nasal twang | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | nasality | ||
English verb: twang | |||
| 1. | twang (perception) cause to sound with a twang | ||
| Samples | He twanged the guitar string. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something. Something ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | sound | ||
| 2. | twang (perception) sound with a twang | ||
| Samples | The bowstring was twanging. | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | go, sound | ||
| 3. | twang (perception) twitch or throb with pain | ||
| Pattern of use | Something ----s | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | throb | ||
| 4. | twang (contact) pluck (strings of an instrument) | ||
| Samples | He twanged his bow. | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | pick, pluck, plunk | ||
| 5. | twang (communication) pronounce with a nasal twang | ||
| Pattern of use | Somebody ----s something | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | articulate, enounce, enunciate, pronounce, say, sound out | ||
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