twangy
adjective
uk/ˈtwæŋ.i/us/ˈtwæŋ.i/making anoiselike that of atightstringbeingquicklypulledandreleased:
Thesongwasaccompaniedby a twangyWesternguitar.
used about a way ofspeakingthat istypicalof aparticularpersonorarea, ofteninvolvingairpassingout through thenose, which gives aparticularqualityto thevoice:
At thattime, thefactoryworkersin Atlanta werecountrypeoplewho'd come totownwith twangyruralGeorgiaaccents.
- There were twangycountrysongsplayingin thebackground.
- ThedayswhenIndianmusiconlyconjuredup twangysitarshavepassed.
- Hespeaksin asoft, twangydrawl.
- Herdistinctivetwangyvoicemade abigimpressionon me.
Sound & its properties
- acoustic
- acoustically
- anechoic
- aurally
- decibel
- diapason
- echo
- echo chamber
- high def
- high definition
- monaural
- monaurally
- mono
- reverberate
- silken
- sonic
- sonority
- soundproof
- thunder
- trill
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Describing qualities of the human voice