Main Entry: ²twang

Function: verb

Inflected Form(s): twanged; twang·ing \ˈtwaŋ-iŋ\

Date: 1570

intransitive verb 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 tensiontransitive verb 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>

— twang·er noun