twang
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7.9
- noun
- /twæŋ/
:
acento nasal
- I'm very proud of my twang.
- a nasal twang
- a southern twang
- twang in the voice
Little country twang with with Jelly roll and lonely Rd.
- Little country twang with with Jelly roll and lonely Rd.
- Italian, not Indian, Italian man with a slight Indian twang.
- And so a couple guys, me and a couple other guys went on the air answering questions in a really heavy hillbilly twang.
- Like there's a scene where like Don Cheadle is, is trying to sell this guy this, this stereo system and he's got like this, this country twang.
- Much respect to you Okies with the southern twang, foul mouths, camel toe and dysfunctional husband.
Examples
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I listened attentively to her speech, enriched by a Midwestern twang, as it boldly rang out and echoed through our cathedral-like living room.
Fiction book (1999) -
When that happened, she couldn't always make out what he was saying through that Southern twang.
Fiction book (1990) -
I sing "Happy Birthday" and give it a nice country twang.
Fiction book (2000) -
There was a slight twang to his voice.
Fiction book (1998) -
But then I have this twang from like my Canadian roots.
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I think I detect a slight twang in there somewhere.
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"Howdy there," he announced in the same twang that Spivak had heard over the phone.
Fiction book (1998) -
"You been spying on your cousin Max, have you?" he drawled with a Southern twang.
Fiction book (1992) -
A voice whose twang spelled comfort and safety to Christina Romney.
Fiction book (1990) -
When she speaks, the twang in her voice reveals her Southern roots.
Synonyms
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7.9
A strong voice sound made through the nose common in some accents
Antonyms
Compounds
How Nasal
Surface Forms
Etymology
Twang began as a simple sound word that copies the sharp noise of a plucked string, like the quick sound of a guitar. People later used twang for a 'nasal' way of speaking because that tight, bright voice can remind you of the same vibrating string. That's why twang now names a strong regional accent sound.