twang

v., twanged, twang·ing, twangs.

v.intr.

1. To emit a sharp, vibrating sound, as the string of a musical instrument does when it is plucked.
2. To resound with a sharp, vibrating sound.
3. To speak in a strongly nasal tone of voice.

v.tr.

1. To cause to make a sharp, vibrating sound: twanged the car antenna.
2. To utter with a strongly nasal tone of voice.

n.

1. A sharp, vibrating sound, as that of a plucked string.
2. A strongly nasal tone of voice, especially as a peculiarity of certain regional dialects.

[Imitative.]

twangy twang'y adj.

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The noun has 2 meanings:

Meaning #1: a sharp vibrating sound (as of a plucked string)

Meaning #2: exaggerated nasality in speech (as in some regional dialects)
  Synonym: nasal twang

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The verb twang has 5 meanings:

Meaning #1: cause to sound with a twang

Meaning #2: sound with a twang, as of a bowstring

Meaning #3: twitch or throb with pain

Meaning #4: pluck, as a string of an instrument

Meaning #5: pronounce with a nasal twang

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Dansk (Danish)
n. - knips, lyd, klang, synge, accent
v. intr. - tale med accent
v. tr. - knipse, klimpre, lyde, synge, snøvle

Nederlands (Dutch)
ploink(geluid) (van een snaar), nasaal geluid, (laten) ploinken

Français (French)
n. - vibration, ton nasillard
v. intr. - pincer
v. tr. - produire une vibration, vibrer

Deutsch (German)
n. - vibrierender Ton, Näseln
v. - mit vibrierendem Ton zurückschnellen, zupfen, näseln

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - ήχος παλλόμενης χορδής, ένρινη χροιά ομιλίας
v. - ηχώ γρατζουνιστά/έρρινα, αφήνω τεντωμένη χορδή, αντηχώ

Italiano (Italian)
vibrazione sonora, risuonare

Português (Portuguese)
n. - som de corda tensa (m), voz fanhosa (f), sotaque característico de uma região (m)
v. - arranhar, falar com sotaque fanhoso

Русский (Russian)
резкий, звенящий звук, угрызения совести, резкая боль, гнусавый выговор, гнусавить

Español (Spanish)
n. - sonido vibrante, tañido, gangueo
v. intr. - producir un sonido vibrante, sonar (una cuerda), ganguear, hablar por la nariz
v. tr. - puntear (una cuerda, un instrumento), disparar (una flecha), pronunciar con tonillo nasal

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - sjungande (dallrande) ton, knäpp, klang, ton, ljud, brytning, accent, bismak, lukt, anstrykning
v. - sjunga (dallra) (om sträng etc.), knäppa, tala i näsan, spela, skjuta iväg

中文（简体）(Chinese (Simplified))
弦声, 鼻音, 砰然一声, 砰然一声响, 带鼻音, 拨弦声, 用鼻音讲, 使发拨弦声

中文（繁體）(Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 弦聲, 鼻音, 砰然一聲
v. intr. - 砰然一聲響, 帶鼻音, 撥弦聲
v. tr. - 用鼻音講, 使發撥弦聲

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 윙(현악기 등의 소리), 콧소리
v. intr. - 윙하고 울다, 콧소리로 말하다
v. tr. - 윙하고 울리다, 화살을 쏘다

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - ブーンと鳴る音, 鼻声
v. - ブーンと鳴る

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) رنين القوس, (فعل) يرن‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮צלצול מתיחת מיתר, אנפוף‬
v. intr. - ‮השמיע צליל מתיחת מיתר, אינפף‬
v. tr. - ‮השמיע צליל מתיחת מיתר, אינפף‬

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