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Grammar : Noun
Spell : twang
Phonetic Transcription : twæŋ



Définition of twang

Origin :
  • 1550s, of imitative origin. Originally of bows and strings; extension to "a nasal vocal sound" is first recorded 1660s. The verb is first attested 1540s. Related: Twanged; twanging.
  • noun nasal sound
Example sentences :
  • I have thirteen arrows yet, and if one of them fly unfleshed, then, by the twang of string!
  • Extract from : « The White Company » by Arthur Conan Doyle
  • "It has a twang of the wine cask in it," said one, smacking his lips.
  • Extract from : « Tanglewood Tales » by Nathaniel Hawthorne
  • Her voice is just like yours; it's got a twang to it like blowing on the edge of a piece of paper.
  • Extract from : « The Universal Reciter » by Various
  • I was glad that my missile had been thrown away,—that he had not even heard the twang of the bow.
  • Extract from : « Lord Jim » by Joseph Conrad
  • Lance heard a twang of Scotch in the “very rare” which pleased him.
  • Extract from : « Rim o' the World » by B. M. Bower
  • He had a shrewd, good sort of face, and a Yankee twang to his speech.
  • Extract from : « Peak and Prairie » by Anna Fuller
  • The swimmer heard the twang of an arrow and dived a second time.
  • Extract from : « Oh, You Tex! » by William Macleod Raine
  • The nighthawks swooped in the pale zenith with the twang of smitten chords.
  • Extract from : « Earth's Enigmas » by Charles G. D. Roberts
  • "We'll be thar," responded Howard, with a twang that might have done credit to Janey.
  • Extract from : « In Blue Creek Caon » by Anna Chapin Ray
  • It branded her Ozark twang as a lie, and a great many other things about her.
  • Extract from : « Vigorish » by Gordon Randall Garrett

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