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Definition of twang in English: twangnoun twaŋtwæŋ 1A strong ringing sound such as that made by the plucked string of a musical instrument or a released bowstring. 拨弦声；“嘣”的一声 there was a twang from Marian's bow the twang of snapping metal Example sentencesExamples - A ringing twang interrupted the scene as a large piece of shrapnel ricocheted off a 500-pounder in the bomb bay, causing me to momentarily slam the door shut.
- The twang of a guitar string resounded periodically, but never a song.
- I heard the twang of guitar strings, and a little melody ensued.
- Arlan chuckled, but then stiffened as he heard the twang of a bowstring, and he ducked, jerking Cora down with him.
- Celil was suddenly thrust back into reality from her daydream by the bellow of a war-horn, screeches and roars, and the twang of bowstrings.
- Then, there was the soft twang of the string being let go, and she rolled over into her horse's hind legs, once again barely being missed by an arrow.
- It is replaced by the soft rustle of saris, the smells of incense and saffron, and the Eastern twang of sitars.
- Suddenly she heard, amidst all the noise, the twang of a bow.
- Thinking of a satisfying bass guitar sound, a twang which makes the room vibrate but doesn't go through the ears at all.
- As he exhaled, Erik let his arrow fly with a sharp twang of the string, the sound echoed thirty times over as the rest of the cadets fired.
- He sighted his target, and released the string with a twang.
- Suddenly the twang of a bowstring rang out and the cloak fell to the floor.
- Jeremy followed, dropping onto the elevator as Andy sat down to slide his legs down through the open hatch, and the groaning sound became a sharp twang.
- As they paddle, they hear the twang of bowstrings and arrows begin to fall around them.
- ‘Hello, Joel,’ he heard her say as the ball bounced off the metal rim with a twang.
- He threw himself onto the ground as the meadow was filled with the twang of many bowstrings.
- Sure enough, the echoing twang of a bowstring sounded.
- The bushes rustled sharply, there were five twangs in unison and five arrows shot out of nowhere and flew at him.
- Or was it instantaneous, with the twang of Cupid's bow string, and - poof!
- With the gentle twang of the lutes, the lively melody started.
2A nasal or other distinctive manner of pronunciation or intonation characteristic of the speech of an individual, area, or country. （个人、地区、国家语言上的）鼻音；独特的音 美国音。 Example sentencesExamples - He's got a southern twang to his voice that disarms his listeners.
- So what's happening to the music once defined by the twang and heartache of Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, and Patsy Cline?
- ‘Please,’ interrupted the judge, kindly and old, a Southern twang in his voice.
- The distinct nasal twang of an ‘American’ accent echoes thought the plane.
- He always accentuated his northern twang when he was up from university.
- Everywhere you go, especially in the U.K., you will hear the twang of the American accent, and it will make you cringe because you didn't realize that your own voice sounded so nasal.
- Not everyone in Ohio speaks with the midwestern nasal twang.
- I added my American twang to the symphony of accents, and we whiled away a cheerful half hour in front of the TV.
- The accents may be English, albeit with a twang, but the influences are Australian.
- ‘Over the busy Christmas period you can go up or down and we've gone up which is great,’ says Maybury in an accent that is mostly Irish but with an odd twang of Yorkshire.
- There is a laconic drawl, an ever so slight nasal twang to his voice.
- Even in the simple word ‘hello,’ I could hear the soft twang of her accent.
- His speech was so heavy with the flat twang of the Danes that it was hard to understand.
- She's from Texas, and the words roll off her tongue with a distinctive elastic twang, softened by the years in New York.
- ‘Beaucoup de vent’ sounds more like ‘beaucoup du vin’ and the twang gets more nasal the further south you go.
- Despite his training from speech therapists, a slight twang escaped Cutler's lips on that final word.
- She gestures to your bags, her American twang uncomfortably loud in the small area.
- They fear their distinct twang, nonstandard grammar, and obscure idioms will cause potential employers to conclude they are incapable of holding jobs.
- The Japanese, Portuguese, French, and even the occasional twang of a North American accent suddenly sounded divine.
- The distinctive twang that has been heard in Bolton for centuries is in danger of being swallowed up by a general Northern accent, language experts claims.
Synonyms pronunciation, intonation, enunciation, elocution, articulation, inflection, tone, modulation, cadence, timbre, utterance, manner of speaking, speech pattern, speech, diction, delivery
verb twaŋtwæŋ 1Make or cause to make a twang. （使）发出拨弦声，（使）发出“嘣”的一声 no object a spring twanged beneath him 弹簧在他身下嘣地响了一下。 with object some old men were twanging banjos 有些老人正在弹班卓琴。 Example sentencesExamples - She ran into the harp, and it twanged in protest.
- She stubbed her toe and managed to release the guitar from its holding and it twanged on the ground, waking the two very unstable-temperamental parents below.
- Following suit, the followers of Melhiril charged as well, swords swinging wildly, bows twanging, and the clashing of swords and shields.
- The arrow dropped to the ground next to him, the bowstring twanging up in Cinaed's face, causing the swordsman-in-training to drop the weapon and stumble back, cursing vividly.
- The arrow vibrated in the tree trunk, twanging, and in the sudden silence of the forest around them, Kieran could hear the sound of riders closing the distance.
- A few bullets twanged off of the dusty corner of a building a few paces behind her, and she sped up a little, taking another turn, and another, hoping to lose their trail.
- Swirling to one side as the other's blade twanged against the rock wall, each watched closely for an opening in the other's defense.
- You could almost hear the good vibrations twanging in the air.
- He's sent through by Totti and, with only Perez to beat, allows the ball to twang off not one but two of his shins, allowing the keeper to clear for a corner.
- The string twanged as the arrow flew, striking the snow dragon in the eye.
- She threw the knife into the thick carpet, the point of which stuck and twanged silently as Fearne's mother ran upstairs, screamed and called an ambulance.
- Screams echoed out as the branches twanged back, severely impairing the vision of many runners.
- The bell above the door in the café twanged, and two figures walked in.
- After a moment of tense silence, the bowstring twanged.
- Bowstrings twanged and rifles cracked as the volley flew into the army.
- At the same instant, before the boy could act, a hundred other bows twanged from all around the house.
- The choking, glugging boiling water twanged against the hollow unplumbed tub and the brass bungle of piping smeared and juddered.
- They were too late, and bows twanged as arrows whistled through the air.
- The bed springs twanged and the wooden floor boards responded with a creak.
- He still hadn't put his sheets on it, and the mattress twanged under his weight.
Synonyms strum, pick, thrum, plunk, finger 2with object Utter (something) with a nasal twang. 带鼻音说 the announcer was twanging out all the details 广播员带着鼻音报道了所有细节。 Example sentencesExamples - Just because you sing with the odd hiccup or twang a certain phrase doesn't mean you can say you're singing country music.
Derivativesadjectivetwangiest, twangier ˈtwaŋiˈtwæŋi There is a delightfully odd, twangy soundtrack, which plays counterpoint to the otherworldly feel of the rest of the film. Example sentencesExamples - One minute he's delivering clean, fast, twangy lines, the next is using the Wah Wah pedal to great effect or experimenting with just a touch of scratchy noise, all done in impeccable taste.
- Some of my east coast friends have this half-joking perception that everywhere you go in California, people are in flip-flops and swimwear, and twangy surf music is piped in on loudspeakers.
- Although the music is less twangy and more melodic, it doesn't lose the band's traditional bluesy/folk style.
- The lead characters both and walk and talk like typical teens while a twangy folk song that sounds like a mix between John Denver and Kenny G plays in the background.
OriginMid 16th century: imitative. Rhymesbang, Battambang, bhang, clang, Da Nang, dang, fang, gang, hang, harangue, kiang, Kuomintang, Kweiyang, Laing, Luang Prabang, meringue, Nanchang, Pahang, pang, parang, Penang, prang, Pyongyang, rang, sang, satang, Shang, shebang, Shenyang, slambang, slang, spang, sprang, Sturm und Drang, tang, thang, trepang, vang, whang, Xizang, yang, Zaozhuang Definition of twang in US English: twangnountwæŋtwaNG 1A strong ringing sound such as that made by the plucked string of a musical instrument or a released bowstring. 拨弦声；“嘣”的一声 Example sentencesExamples - ‘Hello, Joel,’ he heard her say as the ball bounced off the metal rim with a twang.
- Suddenly she heard, amidst all the noise, the twang of a bow.
- Then, there was the soft twang of the string being let go, and she rolled over into her horse's hind legs, once again barely being missed by an arrow.
- The twang of a guitar string resounded periodically, but never a song.
- It is replaced by the soft rustle of saris, the smells of incense and saffron, and the Eastern twang of sitars.
- Sure enough, the echoing twang of a bowstring sounded.
- With the gentle twang of the lutes, the lively melody started.
- A ringing twang interrupted the scene as a large piece of shrapnel ricocheted off a 500-pounder in the bomb bay, causing me to momentarily slam the door shut.
- Arlan chuckled, but then stiffened as he heard the twang of a bowstring, and he ducked, jerking Cora down with him.
- He sighted his target, and released the string with a twang.
- Suddenly the twang of a bowstring rang out and the cloak fell to the floor.
- Or was it instantaneous, with the twang of Cupid's bow string, and - poof!
- As they paddle, they hear the twang of bowstrings and arrows begin to fall around them.
- Jeremy followed, dropping onto the elevator as Andy sat down to slide his legs down through the open hatch, and the groaning sound became a sharp twang.
- As he exhaled, Erik let his arrow fly with a sharp twang of the string, the sound echoed thirty times over as the rest of the cadets fired.
- I heard the twang of guitar strings, and a little melody ensued.
- Celil was suddenly thrust back into reality from her daydream by the bellow of a war-horn, screeches and roars, and the twang of bowstrings.
- He threw himself onto the ground as the meadow was filled with the twang of many bowstrings.
- Thinking of a satisfying bass guitar sound, a twang which makes the room vibrate but doesn't go through the ears at all.
- The bushes rustled sharply, there were five twangs in unison and five arrows shot out of nowhere and flew at him.
- 1.1 A nasal or other distinctive manner of pronunciation or intonation characteristic of the speech of an individual, area, or country.
（个人、地区、国家语言上的）鼻音；独特的音 美国音。 Example sentencesExamples - So what's happening to the music once defined by the twang and heartache of Hank Williams, Johnny Cash, and Patsy Cline?
- She gestures to your bags, her American twang uncomfortably loud in the small area.
- There is a laconic drawl, an ever so slight nasal twang to his voice.
- ‘Please,’ interrupted the judge, kindly and old, a Southern twang in his voice.
- She's from Texas, and the words roll off her tongue with a distinctive elastic twang, softened by the years in New York.
- The Japanese, Portuguese, French, and even the occasional twang of a North American accent suddenly sounded divine.
- The distinct nasal twang of an ‘American’ accent echoes thought the plane.
- He's got a southern twang to his voice that disarms his listeners.
- He always accentuated his northern twang when he was up from university.
- Everywhere you go, especially in the U.K., you will hear the twang of the American accent, and it will make you cringe because you didn't realize that your own voice sounded so nasal.
- ‘Beaucoup de vent’ sounds more like ‘beaucoup du vin’ and the twang gets more nasal the further south you go.
- ‘Over the busy Christmas period you can go up or down and we've gone up which is great,’ says Maybury in an accent that is mostly Irish but with an odd twang of Yorkshire.
- Even in the simple word ‘hello,’ I could hear the soft twang of her accent.
- They fear their distinct twang, nonstandard grammar, and obscure idioms will cause potential employers to conclude they are incapable of holding jobs.
- Despite his training from speech therapists, a slight twang escaped Cutler's lips on that final word.
- I added my American twang to the symphony of accents, and we whiled away a cheerful half hour in front of the TV.
- Not everyone in Ohio speaks with the midwestern nasal twang.
- The accents may be English, albeit with a twang, but the influences are Australian.
- The distinctive twang that has been heard in Bolton for centuries is in danger of being swallowed up by a general Northern accent, language experts claims.
- His speech was so heavy with the flat twang of the Danes that it was hard to understand.
Synonyms pronunciation, intonation, enunciation, elocution, articulation, inflection, tone, modulation, cadence, timbre, utterance, manner of speaking, speech pattern, speech, diction, delivery
verbtwæŋtwaNG 1Make or cause to make a twang. （使）发出拨弦声，（使）发出“嘣”的一声 no object a spring twanged beneath him 弹簧在他身下嘣地响了一下。 with object some old men were twanging banjos 有些老人正在弹班卓琴。 Example sentencesExamples - The choking, glugging boiling water twanged against the hollow unplumbed tub and the brass bungle of piping smeared and juddered.
- The arrow vibrated in the tree trunk, twanging, and in the sudden silence of the forest around them, Kieran could hear the sound of riders closing the distance.
- At the same instant, before the boy could act, a hundred other bows twanged from all around the house.
- She threw the knife into the thick carpet, the point of which stuck and twanged silently as Fearne's mother ran upstairs, screamed and called an ambulance.
- Screams echoed out as the branches twanged back, severely impairing the vision of many runners.
- After a moment of tense silence, the bowstring twanged.
- The bed springs twanged and the wooden floor boards responded with a creak.
- Swirling to one side as the other's blade twanged against the rock wall, each watched closely for an opening in the other's defense.
- They were too late, and bows twanged as arrows whistled through the air.
- Following suit, the followers of Melhiril charged as well, swords swinging wildly, bows twanging, and the clashing of swords and shields.
- A few bullets twanged off of the dusty corner of a building a few paces behind her, and she sped up a little, taking another turn, and another, hoping to lose their trail.
- You could almost hear the good vibrations twanging in the air.
- He still hadn't put his sheets on it, and the mattress twanged under his weight.
- He's sent through by Totti and, with only Perez to beat, allows the ball to twang off not one but two of his shins, allowing the keeper to clear for a corner.
- The string twanged as the arrow flew, striking the snow dragon in the eye.
- She stubbed her toe and managed to release the guitar from its holding and it twanged on the ground, waking the two very unstable-temperamental parents below.
- The arrow dropped to the ground next to him, the bowstring twanging up in Cinaed's face, causing the swordsman-in-training to drop the weapon and stumble back, cursing vividly.
- She ran into the harp, and it twanged in protest.
- The bell above the door in the café twanged, and two figures walked in.
- Bowstrings twanged and rifles cracked as the volley flew into the army.
Synonyms strum, pick, thrum, plunk, finger - 1.1with object Utter (something) with a nasal twang.
带鼻音说 the announcer was twanging out all the details 广播员带着鼻音报道了所有细节。 Example sentencesExamples - Just because you sing with the odd hiccup or twang a certain phrase doesn't mean you can say you're singing country music.
OriginMid 16th century: imitative. |