Twang

Noun

 * 1) An onomatopoeia for the sound of a vibrating string - e.g. of a bow, or a musical instrument.
 * 2) A technical term for a particular sharp vibrating sound characteristic of electrical guitars.
 * 3) A trace of regional or foreign accent in someone's voice.
 * 4) A sound quality that appears in the human voice when the epilaryngeal tube is narrowed.

Verb

 * 1) To produce a sharp vibrating sound.

Adjectives for Twang
nasal; familiar; peevish; provincial; annoying.

Adverbs for Twang
exasperatingly; nasally; sharply; tunelessly; harshly; hideously; annoyingly; peevishly.

Thesaurus
accent, aphonia, artificial voice, bark, bawl, belch, bellow, blare, blat, blubber, boom, bray, breathe, broad accent, brogue, broken speech, broken tones, broken voice, burr, buzz, cackle, caw, chant, childish treble, chirp, chirr, choked voice, clang, clangor, clank, clash, coo, cracked voice, craunch, croak, crow, crump, crunch, dash, drawl, dysarthria, dyslalia, dyslogia, dysphasia, dysphonia, dysphrasia, exclaim, falsetto, flute, gasp, grind, groan, growl, grumble, grunt, harshness, hawking voice, hiss, hoarseness, idioglossia, idiolalia, impairment of speech, intimation, jangle, jar, keen, lilt, lisp, lisping, loss of voice, mumble, murmur, mutter, muzzy speech, nasal tone, nasalization, pant, pick, pipe, pluck, plunk, quaver, rasp, regional accent, roar, rumble, scranch, scrape, scratch, scream, screech, scrunch, shade, shake, shriek, sibilate, sibilation, sigh, sing, snap, snarl, snore, snort, snuffle, sob, speech defect, speech impediment, squall, squawk, squeal, streak, strum, suspicion, sweep the strings, thrum, thunder, tinge, touch, trace, tremor, trumpet, wail, warble, whiff, whine, whisper, yap, yawp, yell, yelp

Pronunciation

 * ,, {{SAMPA|/tw{N/}}