twanging

Taut string sound

Twanging is the present participle of twang and is used to characterize a sound with a sudden, high-pitched beginning and a quickly dropping pitch, like that of a plucked string on a musical instrument.

stringed

banjo

Fretted drum-stringed instrument

  • guitarFretted stringed instrument
  • mandolinPlucked eight-string lute descendant
  • dobroMetal-coned acoustic guitar

fiddle · resonator · steel · ukulele · sitar · plucking · strumming · pickin' · bluegrass · country

sound

vibration

Rapid oscillating movement

snap · jangle · elastic · metallic · sharp · tension · harmonic · echo · plunk · boing

Opposites
sound quality

twanginghumming

Continuous low-pitched sound

droning · mellow · dulcet · smooth · crooning

sound presence

twangingsilent

Producing no sound

mute · still · hushed · quiet

sonic texture

twangingmurmuring

Speaking softly, indistinctly

whispering · sighing · whooshing · rustling · buzzing

Family

twangiest

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G