Twang

What do we mean by twang?

To emit a sharp, vibrating sound, as the string of a musical instrument does when it is plucked. intransitive verb

To resound with a sharp, vibrating sound. intransitive verb

To speak in a strongly nasal tone of voice. intransitive verb

To cause to make a sharp, vibrating sound. intransitive verb

To utter with a strongly nasal tone of voice. intransitive verb

A sharp, vibrating sound, as that of a plucked string. noun

A strongly nasal tone of voice, especially as a peculiarity of certain regional dialects. noun

A sharp pull; a sudden pang, a twinge. noun

An exclamation or sound imitative of the twang of a bowstring, harpstring, etc.

The sound of a tense string set in sudden sharp vibration by plucking; hence, any sharp, ringing musical sound. noun

A sharp, ringing nasal tone, especially of the human voice. noun

To give out a sharp, metallic ring, as the string of a musical instrument, a bow, etc., when plucked and suddenly set free: said also of other instruments which make a similar sound.

To make music on a stringed instrument that is played by plucking or snapping; cause a sharp ringing sound like that of a harp or bowstring: as, to twang on a jews'-harp.

To have a nasal sound: said of the human voice; also, to speak with a nasal twang: said of persons.

To shoot with a bow; make a shot; hence, figuratively, to surmise; guess.

To cause to sound with a short sharp ring; set in quick, resounding vibration, as the tense string of a bow or a musical instrument that is played by plucking: said less frequently of wind-instruments.

To sound forth by means of a twanging instrument.

To utter with a short, sharp, or nasal sound; specifically, to pronounce with a nasal twang.

A sharp taste; a disagreeable after-taste or flavor left in the mouth; a tang; a flavor. noun

To make to sound, as by pulling a tense string and letting it go suddenly. transitive verb

The sharp, quick sound of a vibrating tight string, for example, of a bow or a musical instrument.

A particular sharp vibrating sound characteristic of electric guitars.

A trace of a regional or foreign accent in someone's voice.

The sound quality that appears in the human voice when the epilaryngeal tube is narrowed.

A sharp, disagreeable taste or flavor.

Words that are spelled similarly to twang:
twang, tang, twag, twing, wang, twank, thang, swang, dwang, trang, kwang, twan, hwang, tsang, twana, zwang, tiang.

Words that are triggered by (strongly associated with) the word twang:
narrowing, gotta, dumb, shack, americana, eddy, bluegrass, loud, surf, strait, accent, deluxe, psychedelic, groove, indie, vocal, hollow, elderly, mixing, guitar, grammy, sounds, nashville, acoustic, ottawa, bow, string, folk, sound, duo, country, songwriter, lyrics, dynasty, austin, voice, belt, rolling, critic, tribute, delivery, heard, guitarist, pop, desire, bar, anthony, instrumental, tony, drums, album, songs, instruments, quality, rating, easy, band, bands, billboard, thing, music, feel, song, soul, electric, classic, foot, musical, featuring.

Words that rhyme with twang:
along, long, strong, wrong, song, schlong, tang, throng, lifelong, belong, thong, prolong, bong, pong, prong, gong, dong, furlong, headstrong, tong, kong, headlong, wong, yearlong, hmong, get along, sarong, weeklong, hong, armstrong, clong, daylong, fong, come along, ong, plainsong, birdsong, mong, vietcong, cong, flong, go along, swang, jiang, scuppernong, jong, spong, torch song, chong, huang, yong, kang, stong, klong, so long, rong, swan song, tag along, monthlong, hourlong, all along, zhang, dwang, sprong, guangdong, kwang, zedong, before long, hong kong, quang, go wrong, theme song, delong, string along, chuang, play along, truong, hwang, folk song, xiong, neil armstrong, kwong, vong, sense of right and wrong, mao zedong, pull along, cannonball along, phuong, belt along, civil wrong, rush along, zhejiang, bucket along, run along, all day long, pudong, rub along, right along, kyong, pelt along.

Adjectives that are often used to describe twang:
nasal, southern, sharp, american, slight, midwestern, peculiar, strong, western, loud, melodious, metallic, faint, flat, soft, australian, familiar, unmistakable, harsh, deep, distinctive, sudden, curious, pitched, pronounced, broad, musical, sweet, east, distinct, harp, scotch, unpleasant, strange, rural, irish, gentle, provincial, thick, dull, ugly, sonorous, characteristic, native, puritan, affected, usual, dry, discordant, northern, bitter, slightest, harmonic, fawkish, disagreeable, resonant, monotonous, rich, yankee, terrible, shrill, odd, pleasant, transatlantic, guttural, exaggerated, aussie, slow, occasional, colonial, genuine, sounding, southwestern, appalachian, fierce, rhythmic.

Nouns that are often described by the adjective twang:
jze, zipp, dee, chant.

Words that sound like twang:
twang, tuong, twan, twing, tuam, dwang, tuon, tiang, twin, tang, twine, twain, tween, tian, trois, tois, twen, twim, twangs, twank, huang, hwang, dwan, chuang, zhuang, dwam, tong, truong, tying, toying, twill, tuan, tiom, teeing, tie on, tweel, tie-on, tongue, trying, tom, ting, twat, tron, taiwan, tung, towing, twink, twi, twee, thom, tring, tien, twa, twoo, toeing, teng, trang, tonn, tunge, trom, tway, twe, trung, tsang, tering, taing, tomm, twop, twonk, taan, ttom, twomey, toing, tseng, twah, tomme, twonie, twy, twog, tromb, twana, twap, twu, twea, tping, twok, tsan, csam, taam, twoc, tsam, zwang, tpom, juan, whang, huan, hwan, dwaul, duan, awam.