twang
/twæŋ/ n [C usually sing]Definition
› a ringing sound that begins suddenly and continues, gradually getting less strong, like the sound made when the string of a musical instrument is pulled and quickly released › A twang is also a quality of voice heard in some speakers that is related to the passing of air through the nose as they speak.
(Definition of twang n from the Cambridge Academic Content Dictionary
© Cambridge University Press)
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