beep vs twang

beep

verb
  • To sound (something that makes a beep). 

  • To contact (someone via) a pager device. 

  • To telephone a person, only allowing the phone to ring once, in order to request a call back. 

  • To produce a beep. 

  • To have sexual intercourse with - referring to the bleep tone used to censor obscene words in broadcasts 

noun
  • A message sent to a pager device. 

  • A short, electronically produced tone. 

  • The sound produced by the horn of a car, or any similar sound. 

twang

verb
  • To have a nasal sound. 

  • To produce or cause to produce a sharp vibrating sound, like a tense string pulled and suddenly let go. 

  • To have a trace of a regional or foreign accent. 

  • To play a stringed musical instrument by plucking and snapping. 

noun
  • An annoying or stupid person, recalcitrant. 

  • The sound quality that appears in the human voice when the epilaryngeal tube is narrowed. 

  • A particular sharp vibrating sound characteristic of electric guitars. 

  • A trace of a regional or foreign accent in someone's voice. 

  • The sharp, quick sound of a vibrating tight string, for example, of a bow or a musical instrument. 

  • A sharp, disagreeable taste or flavor. 

How often have the words beep and twang occurred in a corpus of books? (source: Google Ngram Viewer )