TWANG

noun a tang. ·see tang a state.

2. twang ·noun an affected modulation of the voice; a kind of nasal sound.

3. twang ·vt to make to sound, as by pulling a tense string and letting it go suddenly.

4. twang ·noun a harsh, quick sound, like that made by a stretched string when pulled and suddenly let go; as, the twang of a bowstring.

5. twang ·vi to sound with a quick, harsh noise; to make the sound of a tense string pulled and suddenly let go; as, the bowstring twanged.