twang

twang
Synonyms and related words:
accent, aphonia, artificial voice, bark, bawl, belch, bellow, blare, blat, blubber, boom, bray, breathe, broad accent, brogue, broken speech, broken tones, broken voice, burr, buzz, cackle, caw, chant, childish treble, chirp, chirr, choked voice, clang, clangor, clank, clash, coo, cracked voice, craunch, croak, crow, crump, crunch, dash, drawl, dysarthria, dyslalia, dyslogia, dysphasia, dysphonia, dysphrasia, exclaim, falsetto, flute, gasp, grind, groan, growl, grumble, grunt, harshness, hawking voice, hiss, hoarseness, idioglossia, idiolalia, impairment of speech, intimation, jangle, jar, keen, lilt, lisp, lisping, loss of voice, mumble, murmur, mutter, muzzy speech, nasal tone, nasalization, pant, pick, pipe, pluck, plunk, quaver, rasp, regional accent, roar, rumble, scranch, scrape, scratch, scream, screech, scrunch, shade, shake, shriek, sibilate, sibilation, sigh, sing, snap, snarl, snore, snort, snuffle, sob, speech defect, speech impediment, squall, squawk, squeal, streak, strum, suspicion, sweep the strings, thrum, thunder, tinge, touch, trace, tremor, trumpet, wail, warble, whiff, whine, whisper, yap, yawp, yell, yelp

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  • Twang — Студийный альбом Джордж Стрейт …   Википедия

  • twang — [twaŋ′gəl] vt. twangled, twangling [twaŋ] n. [echoic] 1. a) a quick, sharp, vibrating sound, as of a taut string suddenly plucked or released b) an act of plucking that makes this sound 2 …   English World dictionary

  • Twang — may refer to:* Twang! , a 1965 British musical by Lionel Bart * The Twang, an indie rock band from Birmingham * Twang (band), an indie band from Manchester and PrestonTwang may also refer to:* Alternative country, a number of country music… …   Wikipedia

  • twang|y — «TWANG gee», adjective, twang|i|er, twang|i|est. having a twang: »a twangy banjo (Harper s). –twang´i|ness, noun …   Useful english dictionary

  • Twang — kann Folgendes bedeuten: Twang Gitarre, eine Gitarrentechnik The Twang (deutsche Band), eine deutsche Countryband The Twang (britische Band), eine britische Indie Rockband Twanger, eine deutsche Rockband Twang (Stimme), ein Stimmklang und… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Twang — Twang, n. 1. A harsh, quick sound, like that made by a stretched string when pulled and suddenly let go; as, the twang of a bowstring. [1913 Webster] 2. An affected modulation of the voice; a kind of nasal sound. [1913 Webster] He has such a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • twang — /twang/, v.i. 1. to give out a sharp, vibrating sound, as the string of a musical instrument when plucked. 2. to produce such a sound by plucking a stringed musical instrument. 3. to have or produce a sharp, nasal tone, as the human voice. v.t. 4 …   Universalium

  • Twang — Twang, n. A tang. See {Tang} a state. [R.] [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Twang — Twang, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Twanged}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Twanging}.] [Of imitative origin; cf. {Tang} a sharp sound, {Tinkle}.] To sound with a quick, harsh noise; to make the sound of a tense string pulled and suddenly let go; as, the bowstring… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Twang — Twang, v. t. To make to sound, as by pulling a tense string and letting it go suddenly. [1913 Webster] Sounds the tough horn, and twangs the quivering string. Pope. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • twang — twang·i·ness; twang; …   English syllables

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