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May 27, 2012
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Synonyms for twang

Noun

1. twang, sound
usage: a sharp vibrating sound (as of a plucked string)
2. twang, nasal twang, nasality
usage: exaggerated nasality in speech (as in some regional dialects)

Verb

1. twang, sound
usage: cause to sound with a twang; "He twanged the guitar string"
2. twang, sound, go
usage: sound with a twang; "the bowstring was twanging"
3. twang, throb
usage: twitch or throb with pain
4. twang, pluck, plunk, pick
usage: pluck (strings of an instrument); "He twanged his bow"
5. twang, pronounce, articulate, enounce, sound out, enunciate, say
usage: pronounce with a nasal twang
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