... with just the right amount of puckering twang, ...

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Have you looked up those words in the dictionary?
 
Try guessing.
Have you looked up those words in the dictionary?
Yes, but I haven't seen definitions which can match them in this context. :-?

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pucker
verb
pucker (something) (up)
to form or to make something form small folds or lines
https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/pucker?q=+pucker

twang
noun
1. ​used to describe a way of speaking, usually one that is typical of a particular area and especially one in which the sounds are produced through the nose as well as the mouth

2. a sound that is made when a tight string, especially on a musical instrument, is pulled and released
https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/twang_1?q=twang
 
I just found this:

1. (n) Twang twang (prov.) a sharp flavour, an aftertaste.
http://www.finedictionary.com/twang.html

(I think "puckering twang" means "twang that puckers your lips/mouth", but I'm not sure.)
 
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