[twang] n [imit.] (ca. 1553) 1: a harsh quick ringing sound like that of a plucked banjo string
2. a: nasal speech or resonance b: the characteristic speech of a region, locality, or group of people 3 a: an act of plucking b: pang, twinge -- twangy adj
[2]twang vb twanged ; twang.ing vi (1567) 1: to sound with a twang "the couch ~ed when he sat down"
2: to speak or sound with a nasal intonation
3: to throb or twitch with pain or tension ~ vt 1: to cause to sound with a twang
2: to utter or pronounce with a nasal twang
3: to pluck the string of -- twang.er n [3]twang n [alter. of tang] (1611) 1: a persisting flavor, taste, or odor: tang
2: suggestion, trace