twang
verb/twæŋ/
/twæŋ/
[intransitive, transitive]Verb Forms
| present simple I / you / we / they twang | /twæŋ/ /twæŋ/ |
| he / she / it twangs | /twæŋz/ /twæŋz/ |
| past simple twanged | /twæŋd/ /twæŋd/ |
| past participle twanged | /twæŋd/ /twæŋd/ |
| -ing form twanging | /ˈtwæŋɪŋ/ /ˈtwæŋɪŋ/ |
- to make a sound like a tight wire or string being pulled and released; to make something do this
- The bed springs twanged.
- twang something Someone was twanging a guitar in the next room.
Word Originmid 16th cent.: imitative.
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