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Definition of whang in English: whangverbwaŋ(h)wæŋ informal 1no object, with adverbial Make or produce a loud noise. (使)咚咚作响 the cheerleader whanged on a tambourine 拉拉队队长把小手鼓敲得咚咚响。 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.
砰然重击,重重地扔 he whanged down the receiver 他砰然挂上电话。 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.
飞快驾驶 we whanged round the bend 我们驾车飞快地绕过拐弯处。
nounwaŋ(h)wæŋ informal 1A noisy blow. 嘭嘭声;咚咚声 he gave a whang with his hammer 他用锤子嘭的砸了一下。
OriginLate 17th century (in the sense 'strike as if with a thong'): variant of thong; senses describing noise are imitative. Rhymesbang, 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. (使)咚咚作响 the cheerleader whanged on a tambourine 拉拉队队长把小手鼓敲得咚咚响。 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.
砰然重击,重重地扔 he whanged down the receiver 他砰然挂上电话。 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. 嘭嘭声;咚咚声 he gave a whang with his hammer 他用锤子嘭的砸了一下。
OriginLate 17th century (in the sense ‘strike as if with a thong’): variant of thong; senses describing noise are imitative. |