twang
To produce or cause to produce a sharp vibrating sound, like a tense string pulled and…To produce or cause to produce a sharp vibrating sound, like a tense string pulled and suddenly let go.
Meaning
4 senses(ambitransitive)To produce or cause to produce a sharp vibrating sound, like a tense string pulled and suddenly let go.
zupfen
cause to sound with a twang
(intransitive)To have a nasal sound.
näseln
sound with a twang
(intransitive)To have a trace of a regional or foreign accent.
To play a stringed musical instrument by plucking and snapping.
Translations
1 languagesBy meaning 2
Origin
Onomatopoeic. Compare Middle English twengen (“to pinch, tweak”) (whence modern English twOnomatopoeic. Compare Middle English twengen (“to pinch, tweak”) (whence modern English twinge), from Old English twenġan (“to pinch, twinge”); Middle English twingen (“to afflict, torment, oppress”), from Old Norse þvinga (“to weigh down, oppress”); Old English twingan (“to force, press”).
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Forms
twangs, twanging, twanged, twangedWord family
5 related wordsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle