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单词 whang
释义

whang

/waŋ /
informal
verb [no object, with adverbial]
1Make or produce a loud noise: the cheerleader whanged on a tambourine...
  • Johnny's shrill harmonica joined the whang of the guitar to make a sound powerful enough to bring the walls down.
1.1 [with object] Strike or throw heavily and loudly: he whanged down the receiver...
  • He went for the cylinder wrench, which he then used for the non-standard purpose of vigorously whanging the valve with strong overhand strokes.
1.2 [no object] Drive at speed: we whanged round the bend
noun
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

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