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Definition of whang in English: whangverbwaŋ(h)wæŋ informal 1no object, with adverbial Make or produce a loud noise. the cheerleader whanged on a tambourine Example sentencesExamples - Johnny's shrill harmonica joined the whang of the guitar to make a sound powerful enough to bring the walls down.
- 1.1with object Strike or throw heavily and loudly.
he whanged down the receiver Example sentencesExamples - He went for the cylinder wrench, which he then used for the non-standard purpose of vigorously whanging the valve with strong overhand strokes.
Synonyms hurl, smash, crash, slam, throw, toss, fling, pitch, cast, lob, launch, flip, catapult, shy, aim, direct, project, propel, send, bowl - 1.2no object Drive at speed.
we whanged round the bend
nounwaŋ(h)wæŋ informal 1A noisy blow. he gave a whang with his hammer
Origin Late 17th century (in the sense 'strike as if with a thong'): variant of thong; senses describing noise are imitative. Rhymes bang, Battambang, bhang, clang, Da Nang, dang, fang, gang, hang, harangue, kiang, Kuomintang, Kweiyang, Laing, Luang Prabang, meringue, Nanchang, Pahang, pang, parang, Penang, prang, Pyongyang, rang, sang, satang, Shang, shebang, Shenyang, slambang, slang, spang, sprang, Sturm und Drang, tang, thang, trepang, twang, vang, Xizang, yang, Zaozhuang Definition of whang in US English: whangverb(h)waNG(h)wæŋ informal 1no object, with adverbial Make or produce a resonant noise. the cheerleader whanged on a tambourine Example sentencesExamples - Johnny's shrill harmonica joined the whang of the guitar to make a sound powerful enough to bring the walls down.
- 1.1with object Strike or throw heavily and loudly.
he whanged down the receiver Example sentencesExamples - He went for the cylinder wrench, which he then used for the non-standard purpose of vigorously whanging the valve with strong overhand strokes.
Synonyms hurl, smash, crash, slam, throw, toss, fling, pitch, cast, lob, launch, flip, catapult, shy, aim, direct, project, propel, send, bowl
noun(h)waNG(h)wæŋ informal A noisy blow. he gave a whang with his hammer
Origin Late 17th century (in the sense ‘strike as if with a thong’): variant of thong; senses describing noise are imitative. |