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v. i. [ imp. & p. p. Twanged p. pr. & vb. n. Twanging. ] [ Of imitative origin; cf. Tang a sharp sound, Tinkle. ] To sound with a quick, harsh noise; to make the sound of a tense string pulled and suddenly let go; as, the bowstring twanged. [ 1913 Webster ]

v. t. To make to sound, as by pulling a tense string and letting it go suddenly. [ 1913 Webster ]

Sounds the tough horn, and twangs the quivering string. Pope. [ 1913 Webster ]

n. 1. A harsh, quick sound, like that made by a stretched string when pulled and suddenly let go; as, the twang of a bowstring. [ 1913 Webster ]

2. An affected modulation of the voice; a kind of nasal sound. [ 1913 Webster ]

He has such a twang in his discourse. Arbuthnot. [ 1913 Webster ]