Glossary entry

English term or phrase:

twanging all over

Persian (Farsi) translation:

همه جا/مدام از خود صدای دینگ دینگ در می آورد

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May 12, 2011 14:13
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English term

twanging all over

Homework / test English to Persian (Farsi) Other Other paul's case story
he was always excited while he dressed, twanging all over to the tuningof the strings and the preliminary flourishes of the horns in the music room
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May 14, 2011 15:46: Farzad Akmali changed "Level" from "Non-PRO" to "PRO"

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PRO (3): Ahmad Kabiri, Younes Mostafaei, Farzad Akmali

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همه جا/مدام از خود صدای دینگ دینگ در می آورد

Twang means "to make a noise like that of a tight string being sharply pulled and released" (Cambridge Advanced Dictionary).

"To the tuning of" here means in harmony with (other sounds).

هم صدا/هماهنگ با سازهای زهی و فانفار آغازین شیپورها در تالار موسیقی، همه جا از خود صدای دینگ دینگ در می آورد.

This also shows that he was very excited!
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صدای درینگ درینگ ... را در آوردن

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با تمام وجودش می‌لرزید

"twanging" here means he was excited (vibrating /resonating) by the sounds of the musical instruments

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Note added at 3 hrs (2011-05-12 18:09:37 GMT)
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You will not find the meaning of "twanging" as it is used here in any dictionary.

Using "twanging" here is an example of verbal imagery. See http://www.suite101.com/content/literary-technique-verbal-im...

In this story Willa Cather describes Paul's reaction to the sounds of the musical instruments while the musicians are tuning them.

She could have said "Paul was excited all over."...not very descriptive.

She could have said "Paul tingled all over."...this is more descriptive.

By using "twanging" she tells the reader that Paul's reaction is very strong...we associate "twang" with the strong sounds of guitars and other string instruments, as well as with the sound of a bow releasing an arrow.

We can imagine Paul's whole body "vibrating/resonating like a tight string" as he hears the musical sounds.

Note that Paul does not make any sound...he does make a "twanging" sound..."twanging" is what his body feels.

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Note added at 4 hrs (2011-05-12 18:18:54 GMT)
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Correction to last line above: ...he does NOT make a "twanging" sound...

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Note added at 4 hrs (2011-05-12 18:31:25 GMT)
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We could also say something like:
سرا‍پا تنش جزجز/مورمور می‌کرد
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agree Farzad Akmali : تمام بدنش را می لرزاند!
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بند بند وجودش همصدا/ هم آواز ..... می شد

Another option.
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