TWANG


Meaning of TWANG in English

I. noun

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a high-pitched Midwestern twang

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Cameron wanted to give him a computer, but Alexia prevailed and soon the house was full of twangs and scales again.

Mulcahey heard the twang of banjos, a chorus of voices.

Not a snap or a twang , but the hamstring had gone for the second time in successive matches.

That coppery twang on the emergency cord that hangs tight in his gut.

The wire parted with a twang .

Whether Southern drawl or Mid-West twang , it was all the same to me.

II. verb

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The slightest movement caused them to twang and reverberate through the silent apartment.

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