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twang
(encz) | twang,brnk n: Zdeněk Brož |
twang
(encz) | twang,brnkat v: Zdeněk Brož |
Twang
(gcide) | Twang \Twang\, n.
A tang. See Tang a state. [R.]
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Twang
(gcide) | Twang \Twang\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Twanged; p. pr. & vb. n.
Twanging.] [Of imitative origin; cf. Tang a sharp sound,
Tinkle.]
To sound with a quick, harsh noise; to make the sound of a
tense string pulled and suddenly let go; as, the bowstring
twanged.
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Twang
(gcide) | Twang \Twang\, v. t.
To make to sound, as by pulling a tense string and letting it
go suddenly.
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Sounds the tough horn, and twangs the quivering string.
--Pope.
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Twang
(gcide) | Twang \Twang\, n.
1. A harsh, quick sound, like that made by a stretched string
when pulled and suddenly let go; as, the twang of a
bowstring.
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2. An affected modulation of the voice; a kind of nasal
sound.
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He has such a twang in his discourse. --Arbuthnot.
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twang
(wn) | twang
n 1: a sharp vibrating sound (as of a plucked string)
2: exaggerated nasality in speech (as in some regional dialects)
[syn: twang, nasal twang]
v 1: cause to sound with a twang; "He twanged the guitar string"
2: sound with a twang; "the bowstring was twanging"
3: twitch or throb with pain
4: pluck (strings of an instrument); "He twanged his bow"
5: pronounce with a nasal twang |
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nasal twang
(encz) | nasal twang, n: |
Twang
(gcide) | Twang \Twang\, n.
A tang. See Tang a state. [R.]
[1913 Webster]Twang \Twang\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Twanged; p. pr. & vb. n.
Twanging.] [Of imitative origin; cf. Tang a sharp sound,
Tinkle.]
To sound with a quick, harsh noise; to make the sound of a
tense string pulled and suddenly let go; as, the bowstring
twanged.
[1913 Webster]Twang \Twang\, v. t.
To make to sound, as by pulling a tense string and letting it
go suddenly.
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Sounds the tough horn, and twangs the quivering string.
--Pope.
[1913 Webster]Twang \Twang\, n.
1. A harsh, quick sound, like that made by a stretched string
when pulled and suddenly let go; as, the twang of a
bowstring.
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2. An affected modulation of the voice; a kind of nasal
sound.
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He has such a twang in his discourse. --Arbuthnot.
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Twanged
(gcide) | Twang \Twang\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Twanged; p. pr. & vb. n.
Twanging.] [Of imitative origin; cf. Tang a sharp sound,
Tinkle.]
To sound with a quick, harsh noise; to make the sound of a
tense string pulled and suddenly let go; as, the bowstring
twanged.
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Twanging
(gcide) | Twang \Twang\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Twanged; p. pr. & vb. n.
Twanging.] [Of imitative origin; cf. Tang a sharp sound,
Tinkle.]
To sound with a quick, harsh noise; to make the sound of a
tense string pulled and suddenly let go; as, the bowstring
twanged.
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Twangle
(gcide) | Twangle \Twan"gle\, v. i. & t.
To twang.
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While the twangling violin
Struck up with Soldier-laddie. --Tennyson.
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nasal twang
(wn) | nasal twang
n 1: exaggerated nasality in speech (as in some regional
dialects) [syn: twang, nasal twang] |
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