twang
noun/twæŋ/
/twæŋ/
[usually singular]- used to describe a way of speaking, usually one that is typical of a particular area and especially one in which the sounds are produced through the nose as well as the mouth
- Her voice had a faint American or Canadian twang.
- He spoke with a cockney twang.
- She had a slight Southern twang to her voice.
- The words came out with an Irish twang to them.
Oxford Collocations Dictionaryadjective- slight
- nasal
- American
- …
- have
- speak with
- hear
- …
- with a twang
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- a sound that is made when a tight string, especially on a musical instrument, is pulled and released
Word Originmid 16th cent.: imitative.
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