Banging vs. Bang

Banging vs. Bang — Is There a Difference?
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Difference Between Banging and Bang

Bangingnoun

The action or sound of something that bangs.

The banging of the hammers could be heard from several streets away.Strange bangings in the old house were ascribed to a poltergeist.

Bangnoun

A sudden percussive noise.

When he struck it with a hammer, there was a loud bang.

Bangingnoun

(slang) A session of sexual intercourse.

Bangnoun

A strike upon an object causing such a noise.

Bangingadjective

(slang) Excellent, brilliant, very exciting, top, great.

Wow, what a banging haircut! It looks terrific!

Bangnoun

An explosion.

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Bangingadjective

(slang) Attractive; sexually appealing.

Bangnoun

syn of bangs: hair hanging over the forehead, especially a hairstyle with such hair cut straight across.

Tiffany has long hair and bangs.

Bangingadjective

Huge; great in size.

Bangnoun

(US) The symbol !, known as an exclamation point.

An bang path.

Bangingnoun

a continuing very loud noise

Bangnoun

(mathematics) A factorial, in mathematics, because the factorial of n is often written as n!

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Bangingnoun

the act of subjecting to strong attack

Bangnoun

An act of sexual intercourse.

Bangingadjective

(used informally) very large;

a thumping loss

Bangnoun

An offbeat figure typical of reggae songs and played on guitar and piano.

Bangnoun

An explosive product.

Load the bang into the hole.

Bangnoun

An abrupt left turn.

Bangverb

(intransitive) To make sudden loud noises, and often repeatedly, especially by exploding or hitting something.

The fireworks banged away all through the night.Stop banging on the door. I heard you the first time!My head was banging after drinking all night at the concert.

Bangverb

(ambitransitive) To hit hard.

He banged the door shut.David and Mary banged into each other.

Bangverb

To engage in sexual intercourse.

We can hear the couple banging upstairs.

Bangverb

(with "in") To hammer or to hit anything hard.

Hold the picture while I bang in this nail.

Bangverb

(transitive) To cut squarely across, as the tail of a horse, or a person's forelock; to cut (the hair).

Bangadverb

Right, directly.

The passenger door was bang against the garage wall.

Bangadverb

Precisely.

He arrived bang on time.

Bangadverb

With a sudden impact.

Distracted, he ran bang into the opening door.

Banginterjection

A sudden percussive sound

He pointed his finger at her like a gun and said, "Bang!"

Bangnoun

a vigorous blow;

the sudden knock floored himhe took a bash right in his facehe got a bang on the head

Bangnoun

a sudden very loud noise

Bangnoun

a fringe of banged hair (cut short squarely across the forehead)

Bangnoun

the swift release of a store of affective force;

they got a great bang out of itwhat a boot!he got a quick rush from injecting heroinhe does it for kicks

Bangnoun

a conspicuous success;

that song was his first hit and marked the beginning of his careerthat new Broadway show is a real smasherthe party went with a bang

Bangverb

strike violently;

slam the ball

Bangverb

to produce a sharp often metallic explosive or percussive sound;

One of them banged the sash of the window nearest my bed

Bangverb

close violently;

He slammed the door shut

Bangverb

move noisily;

The window banged shutThe old man banged around the house

Bangverb

have sexual intercourse with;

This student sleeps with everyone in her dormAdam knew EveWere you ever intimate with this man?

Bangverb

leap, jerk, bang;

Bullets spanged into the trees

Bangadverb

directly;

he ran bang into the poleran slap into her