twang

(Engels)

Noun

1. The sharp, quick sound of a vibrating tight string, for example, of a bow or a musical instrument.
2. A particular sharp vibrating sound characteristic of electric guitars.
3. A trace of a regional or foreign accent in someone's voice.
4. The sound quality that appears in the human voice when the epilaryngeal tube is narrowed.
5. A sharp, pungent taste or flavor; sometimes, a disagreeable one specifically.
6. (slang, vulgar) An annoying or stupid person; especially, a recalcitrant.

Verb

1. (ambitransitive) To produce or cause to produce a sharp vibrating sound, like a tense string pulled and suddenly let go.
2. (intransitive) To have a nasal sound.
3. (intransitive) To have a trace of a regional or foreign accent.
4. To play a stringed musical instrument by plucking and snapping.

Uitgespreek as (IPA)

/twæŋ/

Etimologie (Engels)

Verwante met Middle English: twengen

Verwante met Old English: twenġen

Verwante met Middle English: twingen

Verwante met Old Norse: þvinga

Verwante met Old English: twingan

In summary

Onomatopoeic. Compare Middle English twengen (“to pinch, tweak”) (whence modern English twinge), from Old English twenġan (“to pinch, twinge”); Middle English twingen (“to afflict, torment, oppress”), from Old Norse þvinga (“to weigh down, oppress”); Old English twingan (“to force, press”).

Sinonieme

sound

🔉

nasal twang

plunk

clang

ting

tang

speak through one’s nose

nose

👃

pick

⛏️

ring

💍

roar

shake

🫨

shiver

smack

snuffle

thrum

tremolo

zing

nasal tone

speak through the nose

tone of voice

tap out

nasal pronunciation

bellow

nasale

chord

clink

intonation

nasality

nasalize

noise

peal