English-Thai Dictionary

twang

N เสียง อู้อี้  เสียง ซอ  sing-au-ae

 

twangy

ADJ อู้อี้  ซึ่ง มี เสียงแหลม  au-ae

 

Webster's 1828 Dictionary

TWANG

v.i.To sound with a quick sharp noise; to make the sound of a string which is stretched and suddenly pulled; as the twanging bows.

 

TWANG

v.t.To make to sound, as by pulling a tense string and letting it go suddenly. Sound the tough horn, and twang the quivering string.

 

TWANG

n.A sharp quick sound; as the twang of a bowstring; a twang of the nose. 1. An affected modulation of the voice; a kind of nasal sound.
He has a twang in his discourse.

 

TWANGLE

v.i.To twang.

 

TWANGING

ppr. Making a sharp sound. 1. a. Contemptibly noisy.

 

Webster's 1913 Dictionary

TWANG

TWANG Twang, n.

 

Defn: A tang. See Tang a state. [R.]

 

TWANG

Twang, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Twanged; p. pr. & vb. n. Twanging. ] Etym: [Of imitative origin; cf. Tang a sharp sound, Tinkle. ]

 

Defn: To sound with a quick, harsh noise; to make the sound of a tense string pulled and suddenly let go; as, the bowstring twanged.

 

TWANG

TWANG Twang, v. t.

 

Defn: To make to sound, as by pulling a tense string and letting it go suddenly. Sounds the tough horn, and twangs the quivering string. Pope.

 

TWANG

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.

 

2. An affected modulation of the voice; a kind of nasal sound. He has such a twang in his discourse. Arbuthnot.

 

TWANGLE

TWANGLE Twan "gle, v. i. & t.

 

Defn: To twang. While the twangling violin Struck up with Soldier-laddie. Tennyson.

 

New American Oxford Dictionary

twang

twang |twaNG twæŋ | ▶noun a strong ringing sound such as that made by the plucked string of a musical instrument or a released bowstring. • a nasal or other distinctive manner of pronunciation or intonation characteristic of the speech of an individual, area, or country: an American twang. ▶verb make or cause to make such a sound: [ no obj. ] : a spring twanged beneath him | [ with obj. ] : some old men were twanging banjos. • [ with obj. ] utter (something ) with a nasal twang: the announcer was twanging out all the details. DERIVATIVES twang y adjective ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: imitative.

 

Oxford Dictionary

twang

twang |twaŋ | ▶noun 1 a strong ringing sound such as that made by the plucked string of a musical instrument or a released bowstring. 2 a nasal or other distinctive manner of pronunciation or intonation characteristic of the speech of an individual, area, or country: an American twang. ▶verb 1 make or cause to make a twang: [ no obj. ] : a spring twanged beneath him | [ with obj. ] : some old men were twanging banjos. 2 [ with obj. ] utter (something ) with a nasal twang: the announcer was twanging out all the details. DERIVATIVES twangy adjective ( twangier, twangiest ) ORIGIN mid 16th cent.: imitative.

 

Sanseido Wisdom Dictionary

twang

twang /twæŋ /名詞 C 〖通例単数形で 〗1 (弦などの )ブーン [ビーン ]と鳴る音 .2 鼻声 .動詞 自動詞 1 〈弦などが 〉ブーン [ビーン ]と鳴る .2 〈矢などが 〉ビューンと鳴る .3 鼻声で言う .他動詞 1 〈弦など 〉をブーン [ビーン ]と鳴らす .2 〈矢など 〉をビューンと放つ .3 …を鼻声で話す .