Nasal+tone

  • 71twang — Synonyms and related words: accent, aphonia, artificial voice, bark, bawl, belch, bellow, blare, blat, blubber, boom, bray, breathe, broad accent, brogue, broken speech, broken tones, broken voice, burr, buzz, cackle, caw, chant, childish treble …

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  • 72musical instrument — I (Roget s IV) n. Types of musical instruments include: lyre, bell, tubular bells, chimes, pipes of Pan, flute, piccolo, flageolet, oboe, clarinet, licorice stick*, alto clarinet, bass clarinet, A clarinet, E flat clarinet, B flat clarinet,… …

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  • 73twangier — adj. having a nasal tone of voice; having a sharp ringing sound as of a string being plucked …

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  • 74twangiest — adj. having a nasal tone of voice; having a sharp ringing sound as of a string being plucked …

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  • 75twangy — adj. having a nasal tone of voice; having a sharp ringing sound as of a string being plucked …

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  • 76mirliton — [ mə:lɪtɒn] noun 1》 a musical instrument with a nasal tone produced by a vibrating membrane, resembling a kazoo. 2》 US another term for chayote. Origin C19: from Fr., reed pipe , of imitative origin …

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  • 77twang — I. n. 1. Nasal tone. 2. Harsh, quick sound; vibrating sound. II. v. a. Twank, twangle …

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  • 78twang — v 1. twangle, resound, reverberate, ring; jingle, tinkle, clink, chink, chime, ding. 2. pluck, pick, strum. n 3. sharp or ringing sound, shrillness, stri dence, stridency; reverberation, resonance; dissonance, cacophony. 4. nasalization, nasal… …

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  • 79complain — com•plain [[t]kəmˈpleɪn[/t]] v. i. 1) to express dissatisfaction, resentment, pain, grief, etc.; find fault 2) to make a formal accusation: You must complain to the police about this vandalism[/ex] • Etymology: 1350–1400; MEcompleinen< AF… …

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  • 80adenoidal — [ad΄ n oid′ l, ad noid′ l] adj. 1. adenoid 2. having adenoids 3. having the characteristic difficult breathing or nasal tone that results from enlarged adenoids …

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