NOUN: "a harsh quick ringing sound like that of a plucked banjo string" Crossword Clue

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NOUN: "a harsh quick ringing sound like that of a plucked banjo string" Crossword Answer

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(noun)
1. exaggerated nasality in speech (as in some regional dialects)
2. a sharp vibrating sound (as of a plucked string)
(verb)
1. cause to sound with a twang
2. pluck (strings of an instrument)

Hint 2: Clue Definitions

RINGING (noun)
1. the sound of a bell ringing
2. having the character of a loud deep sound; the quality of being resonant
PLUCKED (adjective)
1. having the feathers removed, as from a pelt or a fowl
2. of a stringed instrument; sounded with the fingers or a plectrum

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