A tang. See Tang a state. [R.]
To sound with a quick, harsh noise; to make the sound of a tense string pulled and suddenly let go; as, the bowstring twanged.
To make to sound, as by pulling a tense string and letting it go suddenly. Sounds the tough horn, and twangs the quivering string. Pope.
A harsh, quick sound, like that made by a stretched string when pulled and suddenly let go; as, the twang of a bowstring.
An affected modulation of the voice; a kind of nasal sound. He has such a twang in his discourse. Arbuthnot.
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