twangy
Americanadjective
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having the sharp, vibrating tone of a plucked string.
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having a nasal voice quality.
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Origin of twangy
Example Sentences
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The singer-rapper’s 2018 debut album, “Lady Wrangler,” was almost entirely hip-hop with a few twangy inflections in the instrumentation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 4, 2026
Next up came the second part’s “Say It’s Not You,” George Jones’s plaintive, twangy ballad about a man’s fears that his gal is being unfaithful.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 27, 2026
Whatever it was, the twangy sound flew with the masses.
From BBC ● Aug. 2, 2025
She joined the 26-year-old pop star on a twangy reimagination of her chart-topping single “Please Please Please.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 10, 2025
“Grapevines!” says my mom over the twangy music.
From "Dumplin'" by Julie Murphy
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