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Meanings of
twang
in English
Spanish
twang
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Singing technique.
Related terms
vocal technique
Spanish
twang
Exaggerated nasality in speech (as in some regional dialects)
nasal twang
Usage of
twang
in English
1
The air had the cold, sweet
twang
of peppermints in the throat.
2
Even his accent is often tinged with a distinct South African
twang
.
3
His voice had taken on the
twang
of an inner level resident.
4
Here is a rhyme that has in it a distinctly American
twang
:
5
She had the drawl and
twang
and accent of rural New England.
6
The
twang
of the tuning-fork was drowned by a succession of cries.
7
His ability to
twang
the most painful exposed nerve ends is compelling.
8
The sonorous
twang
,
the see-saw gestures, the odd pronunciation, were vividly depicted.
9
Assumed the appearance of a northern man and speaks with Yankee
twang
.
10
At its
twang
the Daityas beheld the ten points to be empty.
11
The same nasal
twang
was in her voice, the same snobbish reserve.
12
An object flew after her and landed with a distinctive metallic
twang
.
13
Like a harsh note of music sounded the
twang
of Diana's bow.
14
Kids around here just listen to country-western
twang
and not much else.
15
The rope moved, stopped, jerked again, then with a
twang
it broke.
16
Was there not also an American
twang
about the tone and accent?
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About this term
twang
Noun
Singular
Verb
Indicative · Present
Frequent collocations
nasal twang
american twang
sharp twang
southern twang
hear the twang
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Translations for
twang
Spanish
twang
Twang
through the time
Twang
across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Common