I. twang 1 /twæŋ/ BrE AmE noun [countable usually singular]
[ Date: 1500-1600 ; Origin: From the sound ]
1 . a quality in the way someone speaks, produced when the air used to speak passes through their nose as well as their mouth:
a nasal twang
Her voice had a slight Australian twang.
2 . a quick ringing sound like the one made by pulling a very tight wire and then suddenly letting it go
II. twang 2 BrE AmE verb [intransitive and transitive]
if you twang something or if it twangs, it makes a quick ringing sound by being pulled and then suddenly let go:
She twanged the guitar strings.