twang
noun
[ twaŋ ]
• 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"
• a nasal or other distinctive manner of pronunciation or intonation characteristic of the speech of an individual, area, or country.
• "an American twang"
twang
verb
• make or cause to make a twang.
• "a spring twanged beneath him"
• utter (something) with a nasal twang.
• "the announcer was twanging out all the details"
Origin:
mid 16th century: imitative.
