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   twang

   /twaŋ/

   noun

   • 1. a strong ringing sound such as that made by the plucked string of a musical instrument or a released bowstring: "there was a twang from Marian's bow"
   • 2. a nasal or other distinctive manner of pronunciation or intonation characteristic of the speech of an individual, area, or country: "an American twang"

   verb

   • 1. make or cause to make a twang: "a spring twanged beneath him"
   • 2. utter (something) with a nasal twang: "the announcer was twanging out all the details"

   Word Origin mid 16th century: imitative.

   Derivatives

   • 1. twangy adjective

   Scrabble Points: 9

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