nasal twang

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• nasal twang — noun exaggerated nasality in speech (as in some regional dialects) • Syn: ↑twang • Derivationally related forms: ↑twang (for: ↑twang) • Hypernyms: ↑nasality * * * …   Useful english dictionary

• twang — I. /twæŋ / (say twang) verb (i) 1. to give out a sharp, ringing sound, as the string of a musical instrument when plucked. 2. to have a sharp, nasal tone, as the human voice. –verb (t) 3. to cause to make a sharp, ringing sound, as a string of a… …  

• twang — I. noun Etymology: imitative Date: circa 1553 1. a harsh quick ringing sound like that of a plucked banjo string 2. a. nasal speech or resonance b. the characteristic speech of a region, locality, or group of people 3. a. an act of plucking b.… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• twang — n. 1) a nasal twang 2) (misc.) to speak with a twang * * * [twæŋ] (misc.) to speak with a twang a nasal twang …   Combinatory dictionary

• twang — [[t]twæ̱ŋ[/t]] twangs, twanging, twanged 1) V ERG 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. [V n] ...people who thought it… …   English dictionary

• twang — twang1 [twæŋ] n [C usually singular] [Date: 1500 1600; Origin: From the sound] 1.) a quality in the way someone speaks, produced when the air used to speak passes through their nose as well as their mouth ▪ a nasal twang ▪ Her voice had a slight… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• twang — n. & v. n. 1 a strong ringing sound made by the plucked string of a musical instrument or bow. 2 the nasal quality of a voice compared to this. v. 1 intr. & tr. emit or cause to emit this sound. 2 tr. usu. derog. play (a tune or instrument) in… …   Useful english dictionary

• twang — (тванг, гнусавость, произношение в нос | twang) Англичане называют носовым твангом (nasal twang) назализацию (см. назализация), свойственную определенным типам американского произношения и затрагивающую, в частности, слова, уже имеющие носовой… …   Пятиязычный словарь лингвистических терминов

• twang — [twaŋ′gəl] vt. twangled, twangling [twaŋ] n. [echoic] 1. a) a quick, sharp, vibrating sound, as of a taut string suddenly plucked or released b) an act of plucking that makes this sound 2 …   English World dictionary

• twang — /twang/, v.i. 1. to give out a sharp, vibrating sound, as the string of a musical instrument when plucked. 2. to produce such a sound by plucking a stringed musical instrument. 3. to have or produce a sharp, nasal tone, as the human voice. v.t. 4 …   Universalium

• Twang — Twang, n. 1. A harsh, quick sound, like that made by a stretched string when pulled and suddenly let go; as, the twang of a bowstring. [1913 Webster] 2. An affected modulation of the voice; a kind of nasal sound. [1913 Webster] He has such a… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English