Twang /(?)/

1. A tang. See Tang a state. [R.]

imp. & p. p. Twanged; p. pr. & vb. n. Twanging

1. To sound with a quick, harsh noise; to make the sound of a tense string pulled and suddenly let go; as, the bowstring twanged.

1. To make to sound, as by pulling a tense string and letting it go suddenly.

   Sounds the tough horn, and twangs the quivering string.

1. A harsh, quick sound, like that made by a stretched string when pulled and suddenly let go; as, the twang of a bowstring.
2. An affected modulation of the voice; a kind of nasal sound.

   He has such a twang in his discourse.