Tang

/ˈtæŋ/ · noun

Meaning

A refreshingly sharp aroma or flavor..

Definitions by Sense

1. A refreshingly sharp aroma or flavor.
2. A strong or offensive taste; especially, a taste of something extraneous to the thing itself.
3. (figuratively) A sharp, specific flavor or tinge.
4. A projecting part of an object by means of which it is secured to a handle, or to some other part.
5. (games) A shuffleboard paddle.
6. Obsolete form of tongue.
7. (by extension) Anything resembling a tongue in form or position, such as the tongue of a buckle.
8. A sharp, twanging sound; an unpleasant tone; a twang.

Example Sentences

a tang of citrus

The miraculous air, heady with ozone and made memorably sweet by leagues of wild flowerets, gave tang and savour to the breath.

To make yogurt, milk or cream is pasteurized and homogenized, then Lactobacillus delbrueckii subsp. bulgaricus and Streptococcus thermophiles bacteria are added to convert the lactose into lactic acid. This is what thickens it, and gives it the distinct tang.

a tang of cellar

Wine or cider has a tang of the cask.

a tang of pedantry

Such proceedings had a strong tang of tyranny.

a cant of philosophism, and a tang of party politics

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Word Forms

• tangs
• tanging
• tanged

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