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单词 whang
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Definition of whang in English:

whang

verbwaŋ(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. 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
    2. 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
  • 2

    variant form of whanger

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:

whang

verb(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. 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.

 
 
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