twang

Universal Words noun, verb noun [usuallysing.] 1 used to describe a way of speaking, usually one that is typical of a particular area and especially one in which the sounds are produced through the nose as well as the mouth: Her voice had a faint American or Canadian twang. * He spoke with a Cockney twang. 2 a sound that is made when a tight string, especially on a musical instrument, is pulled and released verb to make a sound like a tight wire or string being pulled and released; to make sth do this: [V] The bed springs twanged. * [VN] Someone was twanging a guitar in the next room.