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💃 An effeminate man 🎸 A twanging sound 🎸 To pluck loudly
twank

twank

9.9
A sharp, clear plucking sound from a string or stretched band
  • noun
  • /twæŋk/
translation icon : chasquido
  • Each time the harpist plucked a string, a clear twank echoed through the hall.

Examples

  • I heard a twank as the bow hit the string.

  • The guitar made a loud twank when she strummed it.

  • The guitar made a loud twank as she strummed the open strings.

  • He heard a sudden twank when the rubber band snapped back into place.

  • The guitar made a loud twank as she strummed the open strings.

  • Each time the harpist plucked a string, a clear twank echoed through the hall.

  • He heard a sudden twank when the rubber band snapped back into place.

Synonyms

plunk
vstwank
1 7.8

A short hollow sound made by pulling a string or hitting an object

is sharper and more resonant rather than short and hollow

How Sharp

clang
28 3.9
twank
9.9
to plink
1 7.3
buzz
64 1.0
hum
85 1.0

Surface Forms

twank singular
twanks plural

Etymology

Twank copies the short, sharp sound of a plucked string and is like the common word twang. So a twank is a quick, ringing pluck or 'twanging' sound you hear from a guitar, harp, or rubber band.