Definition of Twanged

1. Verb. (past of twang) ¹

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Definition of Twanged

1. twang [v] - See also: twang

Lexicographical Neighbors of Twanged

twaddling
twaddly
twae
twaes
twafald
twagger
twaggers
twain
twain cloud
twains
twaite
twaites
twal
twals
twang
twanged (current term)
twanger
twangers
twangier
twangiest
twanging
twangingly
twangings
twangle
twangled
twangler
twanglers
twangles
twangling
twangs

Literary usage of Twanged

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Modern Music and Musicians by Louis Charles Elson (1918)
"And we shall further see why it was that the lyre has its particular form—strings stretched on pegs and twanged with the fingers—in other words, ..."

2. Progressive Series, History of Music by Cecil Forsyth (1921)
"When this is twanged, it gives out a loud, clear musical note. From this idea of the twanged bow-string came all the big harps, lyres, and dulcimers which ..."

3. Encyclopaedia Britannica, a Dictionary of Arts, Sciences, Literature and edited by Hugh Chisholm (1910)
"They were always twanged by the fingers. By piecing together various indications given by Spanish writers, we obtain a clue to the identity of the medieval ..."

4. The Pianoforte and Its Music by Henry Edward Krehbiel (1911)
"The principle, however, always remained the same, and the defect was never remedied: the jacks twanged the strings, and twanged them with uniform loudness. ..."

5. A Descriptive Catalogue of the Musical Instruments in the South Kensington by Carl Engel (1874)
"... fince its wire firings are twanged with a quill, and therefore only fuch chords can be properly produced as are on firings following each other in ..."

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