twang
verb (used without object)
to give out a sharp, vibrating sound, as the string of a musical instrument when plucked.
had twanged
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past perfectof twang.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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On hand for both a concert and an impromptu jam session were country performers who had twanged for Carter on the campaign trail, including Tennessee's Charlie Daniels.
From Time Magazine Archive
Lop-Ear, caught unawares, also hastily reversed, but did not win the protection of the trunk until after the Fire-Man had twanged the bow.
From Before Adam by Jack London
Yet, ere the last string had twanged, he would be down on his four bones among the stricken, and have them all houseled and shriven, as quick as shelling peas.
From The White Company by Sir Arthur Conan Doyle
Her bow had twanged at the moment when he had himself felt like a very small boy indeed, about to be stepped upon by the worst claws in the world.
From The Red Mustang by William O. Stoddard
From the hazel eyes shot a shy-bold glance straight into his; it was as if those slim, taper fingers of hers had twanged the strings of the lyre of his nerves.
From The Fashionable Adventures of Joshua Craig; a Novel by David Graham Phillips
