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Twanked vs Twanged - What's the difference?

twanked | twanged |

As verbs the difference between twanked and twanged

is that twanked is past tense of twank while twanged is past tense of twang.

twanked

English

Verb

(head)
  • (twank)

  • twank

    English

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • (dated) To cause to make a sharp twanging sound.
  • * Joseph Addison
  • London has the privilege of disturbing a whole street for an hour together, with the twanking of a brass kettle or frying-pan.
    (Webster 1913)

    twanged

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (twang)

  • twang

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • The sound of a vibrating string, e.g. of a bow, or a musical instrument.
  • A technical term for a particular sharp vibrating sound characteristic of electrical guitars.
  • A trace of regional or foreign accent in someone's voice.
  • A sound quality that appears in the human voice when the epilaryngeal tube is narrowed.
  • Verb

    (en verb)
  • To produce a sharp vibrating sound, like a tense string pulled and suddenly let go.
  • See also

    * brogue * drawl * lilt * lisp