twang
verb (used without object)
to give out a sharp, vibrating sound, as the string of a musical instrument when plucked.
had been twanging
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past perfect progressiveof twang.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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A banjo had been twanging, but the breakdown was done, the shuffling feet quiet.
From Children's Literature A Textbook of Sources for Teachers and Teacher-Training Classes by Erle Elsworth Clippinger
