twang

Banjo string sound

Twang is a sharp, vibrating sound—the release of a taut string or the resonance of certain regional accents: the twang of a banjo, a Texas twang.

The word imitates the sound it describes.

As a verb, to twang is to make or cause this sound: She twanged the guitar string.

sound

pluck

Spirit or yank

  • snapSudden sharp sound
  • pingBrief metallic tone
  • plinkBrief metallic sound

vibration · reverberation · ring · resonance · boing · thrum · zing · strum · plunk · reverb

instrument

banjo

Fretted drum-stringed instrument

  • guitarFretted stringed instrument
  • steelCarbon-hardened iron alloy
  • bluegrassAcoustic Appalachian folk music

country · fiddle · mandolin · dobro · pedal · strings · picking · strumming · plucking · Americana

accent

drawl

Unhurried, elongated speech pattern

inflection · nasal · regional · Appalachian · Texan · country · vernacular · brogue · lilt · pronunciation

tension

taut

Stretched under tension

stretch · bowstring · elastic · spring · recoil · rubber band · slingshot · tightness · catapult · archer

Categories
Opposites
sound quality

twanghum

Low steady sound

drone · mellow tone · smooth tone · resonance · pure tone

accent type

twangBBC English

Standard British broadcast accent

posh accent · clipped speech · rounded vowels

string vibration manner

twanglegato

Unbroken musical phrasing

continuous tone · arco · glide

Phrases
Family

twangy, twanging, twanged, twangs, twangiest

Familiarity
Top 100,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G