1
a
: nasal speech or resonance
b
: the characteristic speech of a region, locality, or group of people
2
: a harsh quick ringing sound like that of a plucked banjo string
twanged; twanging
ˈtwaŋ-iŋ 
1
: to sound with a twang
the couch twanged when he sat down
2
: to speak or sound with a nasal intonation
3
: to throb or twitch with pain or tension
1
: to cause to sound with a twang
2
: to utter or pronounce with a nasal twang
3
: to pluck the string of
twang a guitar
twanger
noun
1
: a persisting flavor, taste, or odor : tang
2
: suggestion, trace
Examples of twang in a Sentence
Verb
The rope twanged when it snapped.
He was twanging the strings of the guitar.
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Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Oct. 2025
Casaubonian in his learning and drive but without the tragic vanity, he was born in Pittsburgh in 1933 and raised in New York, inheriting from his Texan parents a pride in the Lone Star State, along with a lingering twang.
—Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
Karly Hartzman, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2025
There were times when his legs would buckle, as if someone was twanging the nerves behind his knees.
—Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 9 May 2025
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Noun
The country twang of her Nashville origins has been replaced with sonorous synths, and in the case of Showgirl, a throwback to the retro electric guitar sound of her bestselling 2014 album 1989.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Oct. 2025
Casaubonian in his learning and drive but without the tragic vanity, he was born in Pittsburgh in 1933 and raised in New York, inheriting from his Texan parents a pride in the Lone Star State, along with a lingering twang.
—Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 13 Oct. 2025
Verb
Backed by a twinkling, twanging guitar, Hartzman gently exhales a tune that describes, if not praises, the tougher parts of love.
—Karly Hartzman, Vulture, 8 Oct. 2025
There were times when his legs would buckle, as if someone was twanging the nerves behind his knees.
—Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 9 May 2025
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“Twang.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/twang. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
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