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Definition of Twank
1. v. t. To cause to make a sharp twanging sound; to twang, or twangle.
Definition of Twank
1. Verb. (transitive dated) To cause to make a sharp twanging sound. ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Twank
1. a slap [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Twank
Literary usage of Twank
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Dictionary of English Etymology by Hensleigh Wedgwood, John Christopher Atkinson (1872)
"As twang, ending with the guttural liquid tig, represents a resonant sound, so
twank, in which the sound is cut off by the guttural check k, represents an ..."
2. The Songs and Ballads of Cumberland: To which are Added Dialect and Other by Sidney Gilpin (1866)
"(Blows)— " twank-a-dillo, ... twank-a-dillo—ditto—ditto; And we played our merry
pipes Down by the green willow" MARGERY TOPPING. [MARK LONSDALE. ..."
3. Allen's Synonyms and Antonyms by Frederic Sturges Allen (1920)
"... or twank (dial.). 2. See NASALITY. twang, ». t. & t. ... twank (dial.). 2.
See PULL. twelve, a. duodecimal (tech. and chiefly spec. ..."
4. Fenland Notes & Queries by Walter Debenham Sweeting (1900)
"A curse on that envenomed stang Which shoots my tender gum alang, And through my
lugs gives many a twang. Perhaps the same word as twinge. twank. ..."
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