toing

noun

1. The sound of a metallic vibration; twang.

   “We became accustomed to the loud toing! of the breaking spring upstairs followed by the ping! of the broken spring hitting the wall.”

   “I'd then found a cavernous restaurant where, beneath a ceiling of lanterns and birdcages, an elderly man plucked at a traditional instrument—toing, toing—while a woman dressed in silk sang old-school Chinese songs.”

   “Each time someone pulls a staple out, there's a toing sound that echoes down the wire, followed by a vibration, toing, toing, toing.”