twang /ˈtwæŋ/
弦聲,砰然一聲,鼻音,意味(vi.)砰然響,發撥弦聲,帶鼻音(vt.)用鼻音講
Twang, v. t. To make to sound, as by pulling a tense string and letting it go suddenly.
Sounds the tough horn, and twangs the quivering string. --Pope.
Twang n. A tang. See Tang a state. [R.]
Twang v. i. [imp. & p. p. Twanged p. pr. & vb. n. Twanging.] To sound with a quick, harsh noise; to make the sound of a tense string pulled and suddenly let go; as, the bowstring twanged.
Twang, n.
1. A harsh, quick sound, like that made by a stretched string when pulled and suddenly let go; as, the twang of a bowstring.
2. An affected modulation of the voice; a kind of nasal sound.
He has such a twang in his discourse. --Arbuthnot.
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twang
n 1: a sharp vibrating sound (as of a plucked string)
2: exaggerated nasality in speech (as in some regional
dialects) [syn: nasal twang]
v 1: cause to sound with a twang; "He twanged the guitar string"
2: sound with a twang; "the bowstring was twanging"
3: twitch or throb with pain
4: pluck (strings of an instrument); "He twanged his bow"
5: pronounce with a nasal twang