Wanged vs Twanged - What's the difference?
wanged | twanged |
(wang)
(onomatopoeia) The sound made when a hollow metal object is struck a glancing blow.
A slap; a blow.
To batter; to clobber; to conk.
To throw hard.
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(twang)
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.
As verbs the difference between wanged and twanged
is that wanged is (wang) while twanged is (twang).wanged
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Verb
(head)Anagrams
*wang
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Etymology 1
From (etyl) (m), from (etyl) .Derived terms
* (l)Etymology 2
(onomatopoeia)Noun
(en noun)- (Halliwell)
Verb
(en verb)citation, pageurl=http://books.google.com/books?id=Cc6bHeUtMxwC&pg=PA283&dq=%22wanged%22, %22wanging%22+-%22wanging%27ombe%22 , isbn=9780070456389 , page=283 , passage=Ask, too, the guy in the bass boat wanging out a spinner-bait at Bull Shoals in Arkansas.}}
citation, pageurl=http://books.google.com/books?id=qzPuDN6CpEYC&pg=PA52&dq="wanged", "wanging" , isbn=9780192754059 , page=36 , passage=He wanged them across the room, and Billy caught them flying over his head, then held them up for inspection as though he was contemplating buying.}}
citation, pageurl=http://books.google.com/books?id=BXIQvXs8NF4C&pg=PA132&dq="wanged", "wanging"+-"wanging'ombe" , isbn=9781594868238 , page=132 , passage=After Sam filled in my big block letters with the glitter, he unleashed his inner Jackson Pollock, wanging artful paint splatters everywhere.}}
