twank

== English == === Etymology === Imitative. Compare English twang, twangle. === Pronunciation === (without æ-raising) IPA(key): /ˈtwæŋk/, [ˈtʰwæŋk] (æ-raising) (US, Canada) IPA(key): /ˈtweɪ̯ŋk/, [ˈtʰweɪ̯ŋk] ~ /ˈtwɛ̃ŋk/, [ˈtʰwɛ̃ŋk] Rhymes: -æŋk Hyphenation: twank === Verb === twank (third-person singular simple present twanks, present participle twanking, simple past and past participle twanked) (dated) (intransitive) To emit a sharp twanging sound. (transitive) To cause to make a sharp twanging sound. === Noun === twank (plural twanks) A sharp, twanging sound. === References === “twank”, in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: G. & C. Merriam, 1913, →OCLC.