Definitions of twang:

  • noun:   exaggerated nasality in speech (as in some regional dialects)
  • noun:   a sharp vibrating sound (as of a plucked string)
  • verb:   twitch or throb with pain
  • verb:   sound with a twang
    Example: "The bowstring was twanging"
  • verb:   cause to sound with a twang
    Example: "He twanged the guitar string"
  • verb:   pronounce with a nasal twang
  • verb:   pluck (strings of an instrument)
    Example: "He twanged his bow"