Twang

  • 21twang — twang1 [ twæŋ ] noun singular 1. ) the way someone s voice sounds when they speak through their nose as well as their mouth: Her voice had a slight Australian twang. 2. ) the sound that is made by a tight string that is pulled and then returns to …

    Usage of the words and phrases in modern English

  • 22twang — I UK [twæŋ] / US noun [singular] 1) the way that someone s voice sounds when they speak through their nose as well as their mouth Her voice had a slight Australian twang. 2) the sound that is made by a tight string when it is pulled and then… …

    English dictionary

  • 23twang — [[t]twæŋ[/t]] v. i. 1) mad to give out a sharp, vibrating sound, as the string of a musical instrument when plucked 2) to have or produce a sharp, nasal tone, as the human voice 3) mad to cause to make a sharp, vibrating sound, as a string of a… …

    From formal English to slang

  • 24twang — (тванг, гнусавость, произношение в нос | twang) Англичане называют носовым твангом (nasal twang) назализацию (см. назализация), свойственную определенным типам американского произношения и затрагивающую, в частности, слова, уже имеющие носовой… …

    Пятиязычный словарь лингвистических терминов

  • 25twang — 1) A very disturbing cowboy genre item. That guy is so grossly twang. 2) Someone who is really high strung. Matt, quit being a twang. The vase just fell over …

    Dictionary of american slang

  • 26twang — 1) A very disturbing cowboy genre item. That guy is so grossly twang. 2) Someone who is really high strung. Matt, quit being a twang. The vase just fell over …

    Dictionary of american slang

  • 27twang — noun 1》 a strong ringing sound such as that made by the plucked string of a musical instrument. 2》 a distinctive nasal pronunciation characteristic of the speech of an individual or region. verb 1》 make or cause to make a twang. 2》 utter with a… …

    English new terms dictionary

  • 28twang — 1 noun (countable usually singular) 1 a quality in the way someone speaks, produced when the air used to speak passes through your nose as well as your mouth: a rural twang 2 a quick ringing sound like the one made by pulling a very tight wire… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • 29twang — I Yorkshire Dialect Speech II North Country (Newcastle) Words a sudden paroxysm of pain, a twang; a slightly unpleasant taste …

    English dialects glossary

  • 30twang — 1) vb British (of a female) to masturbate. The term was used by UK students in 2000. 2) twang (the wire) vb to masturbate. This word, used only of men, was originally an Australianism with rural overtones …

    Contemporary slang