Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

twank

/ˈtweɪ̯ŋk/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: twank
IPA: /ˈtweɪ̯ŋk/

12

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

To emit a sharp twanging sound.

Dated; Intransitive verb

verb

To cause to make a sharp twanging sound.

Dated; Transitive verb

noun

A sharp, twanging sound.

Example Sentences

"London has the privilege of disturbing a whole street for an hour together, with the twanking of a brass kettle or frying-pan."
"a twank of the lock behind you"

Etymology

Imitative. Compare English twang, twangle.

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈtweɪ̯ŋk/

Usage

Inflected Forms

twanks (present, singular) twanking (participle, present) twanked (participle, past) twanked (past) twanks (plural)

Rhymes With

thank bank central bank frank grand bank tank rank blank drank hank prank sank

Questions

How do you pronounce twank?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈtweɪ̯ŋk/.
What does twank mean?: To emit a sharp twanging sound.
Where does twank come from?: Imitative. Compare English twang, twangle.

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