speak with a twang
1speak with — phr verb Speak with is used with these nouns as the object: ↑accent, ↑reporter, ↑stammer, ↑stutter, ↑twang …
2twang — [twaŋ′gəl] vt. twangled, twangling [twaŋ] n. [echoic] 1. a) a quick, sharp, vibrating sound, as of a taut string suddenly plucked or released b) an act of plucking that makes this sound 2 …
3twang — n. 1) a nasal twang 2) (misc.) to speak with a twang * * * [twæŋ] (misc.) to speak with a twang a nasal twang …
4twang — /twang/, v.i. 1. to give out a sharp, vibrating sound, as the string of a musical instrument when plucked. 2. to produce such a sound by plucking a stringed musical instrument. 3. to have or produce a sharp, nasal tone, as the human voice. v.t. 4 …
5twang — 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.… …
6twang — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ slight ▪ nasal ▪ American, Cockney, Southern, etc. ▪ She had a slight Southern twang to her voice …
7twang — I. /twæŋ / (say twang) verb (i) 1. to give out a sharp, ringing sound, as the string of a musical instrument when plucked. 2. to have a sharp, nasal tone, as the human voice. –verb (t) 3. to cause to make a sharp, ringing sound, as a string of a… …
8twang — [[t]twæŋ[/t]] v. i. 1) mad 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 3) mad to cause to make a sharp, vibrating sound, as a string of a… …
9twang — twæŋ n. ringing sound, sound of a string being plucked, sound of a tense string being suddenly released; nasal tone (in the voice) v. produce a strong vibrating sound as of a plucked string of a musical instrument; produce music by plucking the …
10speak through one's nose — pronounce words with a nasal twang …
