Synonyms for twang
| 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
- 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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