Английский Этимологический словарь - twang
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~1 n C usually singular 1 a quality in the way someone speaks, produced when the air used to speak passes through your nose as well as your mouth (a rural twang) 2 a quick ringing sound like the one made by pulling a very tight wire and then suddenly letting it go ~2 v if you twang something or if it twangs, it makes a quick ringing sound by being pulled and then suddenly let go (She twanged the guitar strings.) ...Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
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(twangs, twanging, twanged) 1. 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. ...people who sat at the back of class and twanged an elastic band... The song is a fiery mix of twanging guitar with relentless drumming... The fiddle began to twang. VERB: V n, V-ing, V • Twang is also a noun. Something gave a loud discordant twang... N-COUNT; SOUND 2. A twang is a quality in someone’s way of speaking in which sound seems to be coming through the nose. ...her broad Australian twang. N-COUNT: usu sing ...Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner's English Dictionary
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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. pang, twinge • ~y adjective II. verb (~ed; ~ing) Date: 1570 intransitive verb 1. to sound with a ~ the couch ~ed when he sat down 2. to speak or sound with a nasal intonation 3. to throb or twitch with pain or tension transitive verb 1. to cause to sound with a ~ 2. to utter or pronounce with a nasal ~ 3. to pluck the string of ~ a guitar • ~er noun III. noun Etymology: alteration of tang Date: circa 1611 1. a persisting flavor, taste, or odor ; tang 2. suggestion, trace ...Merriam-Webster Collegiate Dictionary
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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 this way. 3 tr. utter with a nasal twang. Derivatives twangy adj. Etymology: imit. ...Толковый словарь английского языка Oxford English Reference
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1. резкий, звенящий звук (натянутой струны) the twang of a bow-string —- звук натянутой тетивы 2. носовой или гнусавый выговор (также nasal twang) 3. щипок 4. резкая боль 5. редк. звонкий удар 6. звучать (о натянутой струне) the fiddles twanged —- звучали скрипки 7. издавать или испускать звенящий звук an arrow twanged in the air —- в воздухе просвистела стрела 8. перебирать струны 9. разг. бренчать 10. играть (на струнном инструменте) 11. гнусавить; говорить (немного) в нос 12. натягивать тетиву 13. выпустить стрелу (из лука) 14. пульсировать, биться; дергаться, подергиваться (от боли, волнения) 15. стойкий запах или привкус (обыкновенно неприятный) 16. налет, привкус, след ...Новый большой англо-русский словарь
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I 1. noun 1) резкий звук натянутой струны 2) гнусавый выговор; American twang - гнусавый выговор американцев 3) coll. местный говор 2. v. 1) звучать (о струне) 2) перебирать струны; coll. бренчать; to twang (on) a violin - пиликать на скрипке 3) гнусавить II noun 1) стойкий запах или привкус 2) fig. привкус, налет ...Англо-русский словарь
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