twangy
pronunciation
How to pronounce twangy in British English:
UK [t'wænɡɪ]
How to pronounce twangy in American English:
US [t'wænɡɪ]
Word Origin
- twangy (adj.)
- 1858, from twang (n.) + -y (2). Related: Twangily; twanginess.
Example
- 1. One area about which westerners know next to nothing is chinese music , and any mention of " chinese opera " is likely to be met with some silly imitation of thin , high-pitched singing and twangy instruments .
- 2. Rebel radio issued incessant calls against looting government buildings ( they are your buildings , said the announcer , to the soothing strains of a twangy southern guitar ) , against harming captured prisoners and , optimistically in a capital now awash with arms of all kinds , against using guns to settle old scores .