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His voice was full, with a strong nasal twang, and surprised one coming from a man so slight of build.
Sa voix était grosse, fortement nasale, une voix qui surprenait, au sortir d’un corps si mince.
Zola, Emile / The Three Cities - RomeZola, Emile / Les Trois Villes - Rome
Les Trois Villes - Rome
Zola, Emile
The Three Cities - Rome
Zola, Emile
George thought the music might do him good - said music often soothed the nerves and took away a headache; and he twanged two or three notes, just to show Harris what it was like.
George lui rétorqua que la musique lui ferait peut-être du bien. N’apaisait-elle pas les nerfs ? Elle dissiperait son mal de tête, affirma-t-il, et il pinça deux ou trois accords, à titre d’essai.
Jerome, Jerome Klapka / Three Men in a BoatJerome, Jerome Klapka / Trois hommes dans le bateau
Trois hommes dans le bateau
Jerome, Jerome Klapka
Three Men in a Boat
Jerome, Jerome Klapka
Pozzo went on twanging his guitar, and singing in a low voice, with an ecstatic expression on his face, as if lost in a reverie.
Pozzo continuait à gratter sa guitare en chantant très bas, l'air ravi, perdu dans une contemplation.
Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, Emile
In one corner half a dozen sons of Orpheus twanged away upon harp, guitar, and bandolin; occasionally helping out the music with a shrill half-Indian chant.
Dans un coin, une demi-douzaine de fils d'Orphée faisaient résonner des harpes, des guitares et des mandolines; de temps en temps, ils rehaussaient cette musique par un chant aigu, à la manière indienne.
Reid, Mayne / The Scalp HuntersReid, Mayne / Les chausseurs de chevelures
Les chausseurs de chevelures
Reid, Mayne
The Scalp Hunters
Reid, Mayne
© 2008 BiblioBazaar
The whole firmament hummed and twanged like a taut string that has been struck ...
Tout le firmament bourdonnait et résonnait comme une corde tendue qu’on vient de frapper…
Buchan, John / GreenmantleBuchan, John / Le prophète au manteau vert
Le prophète au manteau vert
Buchan, John
Greenmantle
Buchan, John
© Wordsworth Editions Limited 1994
At her feet was Luigi Pozzo, gently twanging the strings of a guitar. He had deserted painting for music.
A ses pieds, Luigi Pozzo grattait doucement les cordes d'une guitare; il avait quitté la peinture pour la musique.
Zola, Emile / His ExcellencyZola, Emile / Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Son Excellence Eugene Rougon
Zola, Emile
His Excellency
Zola, Emile

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twang

noun
SingularPlural
Common casetwangtwangs
Possessive casetwang'stwangs'

twang

verb
Basic forms
Pasttwanged
Imperativetwang
Present Participle (Participle I)twanging
Past Participle (Participle II)twanged
Present Indefinite, Active Voice
I twangwe twang
you twangyou twang
he/she/it twangsthey twang
Present Continuous, Active Voice
I am twangingwe are twanging
you are twangingyou are twanging
he/she/it is twangingthey are twanging
Present Perfect, Active Voice
I have twangedwe have twanged
you have twangedyou have twanged
he/she/it has twangedthey have twanged
Present Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I have been twangingwe have been twanging
you have been twangingyou have been twanging
he/she/it has been twangingthey have been twanging
Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I twangedwe twanged
you twangedyou twanged
he/she/it twangedthey twanged
Past Continuous, Active Voice
I was twangingwe were twanging
you were twangingyou were twanging
he/she/it was twangingthey were twanging
Past Perfect, Active Voice
I had twangedwe had twanged
you had twangedyou had twanged
he/she/it had twangedthey had twanged
Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I had been twangingwe had been twanging
you had been twangingyou had been twanging
he/she/it had been twangingthey had been twanging
Future Indefinite, Active Voice
I shall/will twangwe shall/will twang
you will twangyou will twang
he/she/it will twangthey will twang
Future Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will be twangingwe shall/will be twanging
you will be twangingyou will be twanging
he/she/it will be twangingthey will be twanging
Future Perfect, Active Voice
I shall/will have twangedwe shall/will have twanged
you will have twangedyou will have twanged
he/she/it will have twangedthey will have twanged
Future Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I shall/will have been twangingwe shall/will have been twanging
you will have been twangingyou will have been twanging
he/she/it will have been twangingthey will have been twanging
Future in the Past Indefinite, Active Voice
I should/would twangwe should/would twang
you would twangyou would twang
he/she/it would twangthey would twang
Future in the Past Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would be twangingwe should/would be twanging
you would be twangingyou would be twanging
he/she/it would be twangingthey would be twanging
Future in the Past Perfect, Active Voice
I should/would have twangedwe should/would have twanged
you would have twangedyou would have twanged
he/she/it would have twangedthey would have twanged
Future in the Past Perfect Continuous, Active Voice
I should/would have been twangingwe should/would have been twanging
you would have been twangingyou would have been twanging
he/she/it would have been twangingthey would have been twanging
Present Indefinite, Passive Voice
I am twangedwe are twanged
you are twangedyou are twanged
he/she/it is twangedthey are twanged
Present Continuous, Passive Voice
I am being twangedwe are being twanged
you are being twangedyou are being twanged
he/she/it is being twangedthey are being twanged
Present Perfect, Passive Voice
I have been twangedwe have been twanged
you have been twangedyou have been twanged
he/she/it has been twangedthey have been twanged
Past Indefinite, Passive Voice
I was twangedwe were twanged
you were twangedyou were twanged
he/she/it was twangedthey were twanged
Past Continuous, Passive Voice
I was being twangedwe were being twanged
you were being twangedyou were being twanged
he/she/it was being twangedthey were being twanged
Past Perfect, Passive Voice
I had been twangedwe had been twanged
you had been twangedyou had been twanged
he/she/it had been twangedthey had been twanged
Future Indefinite, Passive Voice
I shall/will be twangedwe shall/will be twanged
you will be twangedyou will be twanged
he/she/it will be twangedthey will be twanged
Future Perfect, Passive Voice
I shall/will have been twangedwe shall/will have been twanged
you will have been twangedyou will have been twanged
he/she/it will have been twangedthey will have been twanged