a strong ringing sound such as that made by the plucked string of a musical instrument or a released bowstring

there was a twang from Marian's bow

the twang of snapping metal

a nasal or other distinctive manner of pronunciation or intonation characteristic of the speech of an individual, area, or country

an American twang

make or cause to make a twang

a spring twanged beneath him

some old men were twanging banjos

utter (something) with a nasal twang

the announcer was twanging out all the details