Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of noun twang

2 senses of twang

Sense 1
twang -- (a sharp vibrating sound (as of a plucked string))
       => sound -- (the sudden occurrence of an audible event; "the sound awakened them")

Sense 2
twang, nasal twang -- (exaggerated nasality in speech (as in some regional dialects))
       => nasality -- (a quality of the voice that is produced by nasal resonators)

Synonyms/Hypernyms (Ordered by Estimated Frequency) of verb twang

5 senses of twang

Sense 1
twang -- (cause to sound with a twang; "He twanged the guitar string")
       => sound -- (cause to sound; "sound the bell"; "sound a certain note")

Sense 2
twang -- (sound with a twang; "the bowstring was twanging")
       => sound, go -- (make a certain noise or sound; "She went `Mmmmm'"; "The gun went `bang'")

Sense 3
twang -- (twitch or throb with pain)
       => throb -- (pulsate or pound with abnormal force; "my head is throbbing"; "Her heart was throbbing")

Sense 4
twang -- (pluck (strings of an instrument); "He twanged his bow")
       => pluck, plunk, pick -- (pull lightly but sharply with a plucking motion; "he plucked the strings of his mandolin")

Sense 5
twang -- (pronounce with a nasal twang)
       => pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound out, enunciate, say -- (speak, pronounce, or utter in a certain way; "She pronounces French words in a funny way"; "I cannot say `zip wire'"; "Can the child sound out this complicated word?")