Hypertext Webster Gateway: "twanging"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
Twang \Twang\, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Twanged}; p. pr. & vb. n.
{Twanging}.] [Of imitative origin; cf. {Tang} a sharp sound,
{Tinkle}.]
To sound with a quick, harsh noise; to make the sound of a
tense string pulled and suddenly let go; as, the bowstring
twanged.
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