2. Verb. (third-person singular of twang) ¹
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Definition of Twangs
1. twang [v] - See also: twang
Lexicographical Neighbors of Twangs
Literary usage of Twangs
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A dictionary of quotations from the English poets by Henry George Bohn (1881)
"... In soft vibrations sighs the whispering lute; Twang goes the harpsichord,
too-too, the flute ; Winds the French-horn; and twangs the tingling harp. ..."
2. The Bookman (1899)
"She steps from out the chamber door Of her worm-infested tomb; And he hears her
say, as he twangs away, These words from out the gloom : "Away presumptive ..."
3. English Lands, Letters and Kings by Donald Grant Mitchell (1889)
"forgets that he is a Scotsman; it twangs in his speech; it twangs louder in his
heart; he would like to live in that pleasant country of France:—"They are ..."
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