twang
verb (used without object)
to give out a sharp, vibrating sound, as the string of a musical instrument when plucked.
is twanging
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present progressiveof twang (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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Line is twanging like the high string on a steel guitar as the fish rises up to the surface, pulling the skiff behind it.
From "The Young Man and the Sea" by Rodman Philbrick
