verb Download 🔗Share To produce or cause to produce a sharp vibrating sound, like a tense string pulled and suddenly let go. Examples : "The boy was twanging the rubber band on his ruler, making a distracting noise in class. " sound music physics Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To have a nasal sound. Examples : "The boy's voice was twanging loudly as he read the poem with a thick country accent. " sound language phonetics Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To have a trace of a regional or foreign accent. Examples : "Even after living in London for ten years, her voice was still twanging with a hint of her native Texas drawl. " language phonetics sound communication Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb Download 🔗Share To play a stringed musical instrument by plucking and snapping. Examples : "He was idly twanging the guitar strings, trying to find the right tune. " music sound action entertainment Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
noun Download 🔗Share A sound that twangs. Examples : "We could hear the twangings of guitars from the studio." sound music Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
adjective Download 🔗Share (of a sound) twangy Examples : "The old screen door made a twanging sound as it slammed shut behind her. " sound music language Chat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading