BANGING

humongous, banging, thumping, whopping, walloping

(adjective) (used informally) very large; “a thumping loss”

battering, banging

(noun) the act of subjecting to strong attack

banging

(noun) a continuing very loud noise

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Verb

banging

present participle of bang

He was banging cocktail waitresses two at a time! - Alex Rocco in the movie The Godfather

Noun

banging (countable and uncountable, plural bangings)

The action of the verb to bang.

Adjective

banging

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

(slang) Attractive; sexually appealing.

(colloquial, dated) Huge; great in size.

Source: Wiktionary


Bang"ing, a.

Definition: Huge; great in size. [Colloq.] Forby.

BANG

Bang, v. t. [imp. & p. p. Banged; p. pr. & vb. n. Banging.] Etym: [Icel. banga to hammer; akin to Dan. banke to beat, Sw.bångas to be impetuous, G. bengel club, clapper of a bell.]

1. To beat, as with a club or cudgel; to treat with violence; to handle roughly. The desperate tempest hath so banged the Turks. Shak.

2. To beat or thump, or to cause ( something) to hit or strike against another object, in such a way as to make a loud noise; as, to bang a drum or a piano; to bang a door (against the doorpost or casing) in shutting it.

Bang, v. i.

Definition: To make a loud noise, as if with a blow or succession of blows; as, the window blind banged and waked me; he was banging on the piano.

Bang, n.

1. A blow as with a club; a heavy blow. Many a stiff thwack, many a bang. Hudibras.

2. The sound produced by a sudden concussion.

Bang, v. t.

Definition: To cut squarely across, as the tail of a hors, or the forelock of human beings; to cut (the hair). His hair banged even with his eyebrows. The Century Mag.

Bang, n.

Definition: The short, front hair combed down over the forehead, esp. when cut squarely across; a false front of hair similarly worn. His hair cut in front like a young lady's bang. W. D. Howells.

Bang, Bangue, n.

Definition: See Bhang.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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