TWANG

I. noun Etymology: imitative Date: circa 1553 a harsh quick ringing sound like that of a plucked banjo string, 2. nasal speech or resonance, the characteristic speech of a region, locality, or group of people, 3. an act of plucking, pang , twinge , ~y adjective II. verb (~ed; ~ing) Date: 1570 intransitive verb to sound with a ~ , to speak or sound with a nasal intonation, to throb or twitch with pain or tension, transitive verb to cause to sound with a ~, to utter or pronounce with a nasal ~, to pluck the string of , ~er noun III. noun Etymology: alteration of tang Date: circa 1611 a persisting flavor, taste, or odor ; tang , suggestion , trace