Definitions of twang
British English : twang If you twang something such as a tight string or elastic band, or if it twangs, it makes a fairly loud, ringing sound because it has been pulled and then released. VERB...people who sat at the back of class and twanged an elastic band.
noun
- a sharp ringing sound produced by or as if by the plucking of a taut string ⇒ the twang of a guitar
- the act of plucking a string to produce such a sound
- a strongly nasal quality in a person's speech, esp in certain dialects
verb
- to make or cause to make a twang ⇒ to twang a guitar
- to strum (music, a tune, etc) ⇒ to twang on a guitar
- to speak or utter with a sharp nasal voice
- (intransitive) to be released or move with a twang ⇒ the arrow twanged away