- tang⇄noun a sharp, ringing sound.
- tang⇄noun tanger.
- tang⇄noun 1. a strong taste or flavor, often an aftertaste.
Ex. the tang of mustard.
(SYN) pungency.
2. a disagreeable taste absorbed from something else.
Ex. a strong tang of onion in the butter.
3. the distinctive quality of - tang⇄tang (1), noun, verb.
- tang⇄tang (2), noun, verb.
- tang⇄tang (3), noun.
(Dialect.) any one of several large, coarse seaweeds; sea wrack; tangle. - Tang⇄Tang orT'ang, noun.
a Chinese dynasty, 618-907, under which China expanded toward central Asia, Buddhism gained its political influence, printing was invented, and poetry reached its finest development. - tang⇄v.i., v.t. to make a sharp, ringing sound; ring; clang.
- tang⇄v.t. 1. to provide with a spike, flange, or other tang.
2. to give a distinct taste or flavor to.
Ex. tanged with orange (New Yorker).