twang (tw?ng)v. twanged, twang·ing, twangs v.intr.1. To emit a sharp, vibrating sound, as the string of a musical instrument does when it is plucked.2. To resound with a sharp, vibrating sound.3. To speak in a strongly nasal tone of voice.v.tr.1. To cause to make a sharp, vibrating sound: twanged the car antenna.2. To utter with a strongly nasal tone of voice.n.1. A sharp, vibrating sound, as that of a plucked string.2. A strongly nasal tone of voice, especially as a peculiarity of certain regional dialects.[Imitative.]twang?y adj.American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright © 2016 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.twang (twæ?) n1. a sharp ringing sound produced by or as if by the plucking of a taut string: the twang of a guitar. 2. (Music, other) the act of plucking a string to produce such a sound3. a strongly nasal quality in a person’s speech, esp in certain dialectsvb4. to make or cause to make a twang: to twang a guitar. 5. (Music, other) to strum (music, a tune, etc): to twang on a guitar. 6. to speak or utter with a sharp nasal voice7. (intr) to be released or move with a twang: the arrow twanged away. [C16: of imitative origin] ?twangy adjCollins English Dictionary ? Complete and Unabridged, 12th Edition 2014 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1994, 1998, 2000, 2003, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2011, 2014twang (twæ?) v.i. 1. to give out a sharp, vibrating sound, as the string of a musical instrument when plucked. 2. to have or produce a sharp, nasal tone, as the human voice. v.t. 3. to cause to make a sharp, vibrating sound, as a string of a musical instrument. 4. to pluck the strings of (a musical instrument). 5. to speak with a sharp, nasal tone. 6. to pull the string of (an archer’s bow). n. 7. a sharp, ringing sound, esp. one produced by plucking or suddenly releasing a tense string. 8. an act of plucking or picking. 9. a sharp, nasal tone. [1535?45; imitative] twang?y, adj. twang?i?er, twang?i?est. Random House Kernerman Webster’s College Dictionary, © 2010 K Dictionaries Ltd. Copyright 2005, 1997, 1991 by Random House, Inc. All rights reserved.twangPast participle: twangedGerund: twangingImperativePresentPreteritePresent ContinuousPresent PerfectPast ContinuousPast PerfectFutureFuture PerfectFuture ContinuousPresent Perfect ContinuousFuture Perfect ContinuousPast Perfect ContinuousConditionalPast ConditionalImperativetwangtwangPresentI twangyou twanghe/she/it twangswe twangyou twangthey twangPreteriteI twangedyou twangedhe/she/it twangedwe twangedyou twangedthey twangedPresent ContinuousI am twangingyou are twanginghe/she/it is twangingwe are twangingyou are twangingthey are twangingPresent PerfectI have twangedyou have twangedhe/she/it has twangedwe have twangedyou have twangedthey have twangedPast ContinuousI was twangingyou were twanginghe/she/it was twangingwe were twangingyou were twangingthey were twangingPast PerfectI had twangedyou had twangedhe/she/it had twangedwe had twangedyou had twangedthey had twangedFutureI will twangyou will twanghe/she/it will twangwe will twangyou will twangthey will twangFuture PerfectI will have twangedyou will have twangedhe/she/it will have twangedwe will have twangedyou will have twangedthey will have twangedFuture ContinuousI will be twangingyou will be twanginghe/she/it will be twangingwe will be twangingyou will be twangingthey will be twangingPresent Perfect ContinuousI have been twangingyou have been twanginghe/she/it has been twangingwe have been twangingyou have been twangingthey have been twangingFuture Perfect ContinuousI will have been twangingyou will have been twanginghe/she/it will have been twangingwe will have been twangingyou will have been twangingthey will have been twangingPast Perfect ContinuousI had been twangingyou had been twanginghe/she/it had been twangingwe had been twangingyou had been twangingthey had been twangingConditionalI would twangyou would twanghe/she/it would twangwe would twangyou would twangthey would twangPast ConditionalI would have twangedyou would have twangedhe/she/it would have twangedwe would have twangedyou would have twangedthey would have twangedCollins English Verb Tables © HarperCollins Publishers 2011