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Webster 1913 Edition

Twang

Twang

,
Noun.
A tang. See
Tang
a state.
[R.]

Twang

,
Verb.
I.
[
imp. & p. p.
Twanged
;
p. pr. & vb. n.
Twanging
.]
[Of imitative origin; cf.
Tang
a sharp sound,
Tinkle
.]
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

,
Verb.
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

,
Noun.
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.

Webster 1828 Edition

Twang

TWANG

,
Verb.
I.
To sound with a quick sharp noise; to make the sound of a string which is stretched and suddenly pulled; as the twanging bows.

TWANG

,
Verb.
T.
To make to sound, as by pulling a tense string and letting it go suddenly.
Sound the tough horn, and twang the quivering string.

TWANG

,
Noun.
A sharp quick sound; as the twang of a bowstring; a twang of the nose.
1.
An affected modulation of the voice; a kind of nasal sound.
He has a twang in his discourse.

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