nasal twang
Through-the-nose sound
A nasal twang is a speaking voice quality where sound resonates through the nose, producing a sharp, somewhat metallic tone.
The term often describes regional American accents, particularly from the South or Midwest: He spoke with a thick nasal twang.
Twang alone can carry this meaning, but nasal makes the quality explicit.
- drawlUnhurried, elongated speech pattern
- accentRegional speech pattern
- honky-tonkRough country music venue
- countrySovereign state or territory
- country musicRural Southern folk-pop genre
Nashville sound · Appalachian · hillbilly · whine · adenoidal · reedy · voice · speech · sinus · congested · head cold · flat · sharp · pitch · resonance · vowel · dialect · Southern
- nasal disordershypernasality, hyponasality
- nasal soundshumming
vocal resonance placement
nasal twangchest voice
Singing from the ribcage
deep voice · baritone · gravelly voice · bass voice · low register
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