Dictionary Check: twang

"twang" is a valid word!

Scrabble 9 points
Words with Friends 11 points

Definition

noun

a sharp vibrating sound (as of a plucked string)

noun

exaggerated nasality in speech (as in some regional dialects)

Synonyms:
verb

cause to sound with a twang

Example: "He twanged the guitar string"
verb

sound with a twang

Example: "the bowstring was twanging"
verb

twitch or throb with pain

verb

pluck (strings of an instrument)

Example: "He twanged his bow"

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