Twang
noun
A sharp, ringing sound.
The guitar string made a loud twang when it broke.
Often appears as...
- guitar twang
- string twang
noun
A strong accent, especially from the southern United States.
He spoke with a Texan twang.
Often appears as...
- southern twang
- texan twang
Usage tips
Colloquial
verb
Make a sharp, ringing sound.
The arrow twanged off into the distance.
Often appears as...
- twang a string
- arrow twanged
Usage tips
Idiomatic
verb
Speak with a strong accent, particularly a southern US one.
He twanged his words in a broad southern accent.
Often appears as...
- twang in accent
- twanged words
Usage tips
Colloquial
noun
A sharp, ringing sound.
The guitar string made a loud twang when it broke.
Often appears as...
- guitar twang
- string twang
noun
A strong accent, especially from the southern United States.
He spoke with a Texan twang.
Often appears as...
- southern twang
- texan twang
Usage tips
Colloquial
verb
Make a sharp, ringing sound.
The arrow twanged off into the distance.
Often appears as...
- twang a string
- arrow twanged
Usage tips
Idiomatic
verb
Speak with a strong accent, particularly a southern US one.
He twanged his words in a broad southern accent.
Often appears as...
- twang in accent
- twanged words
Usage tips
Colloquial
Definition 1 of 4
Pro Tip 1/2Musical Context
Used often to describe sounds of instruments, not just guitars.
The banjo had a distinct twang.
Pro Tip 2/2Onomatopoeic Quality
'Twang' mimics the sound itself, helping you remember its use.
I plucked the rubber band and it emitted a twang.
Pro Tip 1/2Musical Context
Used often to describe sounds of instruments, not just guitars.
The banjo had a distinct twang.
Pro Tip 2/2Onomatopoeic Quality
'Twang' mimics the sound itself, helping you remember its use.
I plucked the rubber band and it emitted a twang.
Pro Tip 1/2Musical Context
Used often to describe sounds of instruments, not just guitars.
The banjo had a distinct twang.
Pro Tip 2/2Onomatopoeic Quality
'Twang' mimics the sound itself, helping you remember its use.
I plucked the rubber band and it emitted a twang.
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Katlego Kolanyane-Kesupil...
and the intrigue which painted itself across her face was absolutely priceless. As soon as I hung up, she comes to me and says, "I didn't know you could do that. After all these years of knowing you, how did I not know you could do that?" What she was referring to was the fact that I could switch off the twang and slip into a native tongue,
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pitstops, and destination. In this case, when you perceive a threatening stimulus, you’ll invoke a fear startle response. Similar to the knee-jerk response, a startle can be involuntary and quite fast. If the string twangs loud enough,
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Katlego Kolanyane-Kesupil...
and the intrigue which painted itself across her face was absolutely priceless. As soon as I hung up, she comes to me and says, "I didn't know you could do that. After all these years of knowing you, how did I not know you could do that?" What she was referring to was the fact that I could switch off the twang and slip into a native tongue,
Video examples
How fast is the speed of...
pitstops, and destination. In this case, when you perceive a threatening stimulus, you’ll invoke a fear startle response. Similar to the knee-jerk response, a startle can be involuntary and quite fast. If the string twangs loud enough,
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Quote examples
Katori Hall
American Playwright
I'm very Southern in the way I walk in the world. I love to laugh. I love to eat. I love to hug people. But if somebody makes me mad, my neck may roll. I can be aggressive with a Southern twang.
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Ian Williams
American Musician
I think when I began, I played distortion more than the guitar. The results of my strumming. Now I play the twang of the string, which is a lot closer to the source of the sound making.
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John Lydon
English Musician
Heaven is on this earth. There are no angels on the clouds with twanging harps... That's just another man's fantasy.
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S. J. Perelman
American Writer
Love is not the dying moan of a distant violin - it's the triumphant twang of a bedspring.
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Kelsea Ballerini
American Musician
Growing up in east Tennessee gave me my country roots, my twang, and a lot of my stories.
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Pat Mastelotto
American Musician
I like almost everything, even country twang, disco, blue grass and accordions.
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Ann Wilson
American Musician
I like The White Stripes and I like the kinda twang American thing right now.
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Ritchie Blackmore
English Musician
I don't use the twang bar anymore. It's become too popular.
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Sid Vicious
English Musician
You just pick up a chord, go twang, and you're got music.
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George Strait
American Musician
If twang isn't what I do, I don't know what is.
Quote examples
Katori Hall
American Playwright
I'm very Southern in the way I walk in the world. I love to laugh. I love to eat. I love to hug people. But if somebody makes me mad, my neck may roll. I can be aggressive with a Southern twang.
Quote examples
Ian Williams
American Musician
I think when I began, I played distortion more than the guitar. The results of my strumming. Now I play the twang of the string, which is a lot closer to the source of the sound making.
Quote examples
John Lydon
English Musician
Heaven is on this earth. There are no angels on the clouds with twanging harps... That's just another man's fantasy.
Quote examples
S. J. Perelman
American Writer
Love is not the dying moan of a distant violin - it's the triumphant twang of a bedspring.
Quote examples
Kelsea Ballerini
American Musician
Growing up in east Tennessee gave me my country roots, my twang, and a lot of my stories.
Quote examples
Pat Mastelotto
American Musician
I like almost everything, even country twang, disco, blue grass and accordions.
Quote examples
Ann Wilson
American Musician
I like The White Stripes and I like the kinda twang American thing right now.
Quote examples
Ritchie Blackmore
English Musician
I don't use the twang bar anymore. It's become too popular.
Quote examples
Sid Vicious
English Musician
You just pick up a chord, go twang, and you're got music.
Quote examples
George Strait
American Musician
If twang isn't what I do, I don't know what is.
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