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单词 whang
释义 whang
I. \ˈhwaŋ, ˈhwaiŋ also ˈwa-\ noun
(-s)
Etymology: alteration of Middle English thwang thong — more at thong
1. dialect
 a. : thong
 b. or whang leather : rawhide
2. : an act or instance of whanging:
 a. : blow, whack
 b. Britain : a large piece or slice : chunk
3. : penis — often considered vulgar
II. verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
transitive verb
1.
 a. dialect : flog, beat, thrash
 b. : to propel or strike with force
  < whang the ball up against the left-field fence — Springfield (Massachusetts) Republican >
  < stopped so suddenly his head whanged the dashboard >
2. chiefly Scotland : to chop off or up
intransitive verb
1. : to strike or beat with force or violence
 < riveters were still whanging away at the bulkheads — James Dugan >
2. : to attack vigorously
 < whanged away in the Gazette — … clamoring for a primary system — W.A.White >
 < whang away at arithmetic and spelling until … I could quit school — C.T.Jackson >
III. noun
(-s)
Etymology: imitative
: a loud sharp vibrant or resonant sound
 < the whang of hammers >
IV. verb
(-ed/-ing/-s)
intransitive verb
: to make a whang
 < the cymbals whang — Vachel Lindsay >
 < the racket smacked, the sheep gut whanged and the white ball came steaming across — R.P.Warren >
transitive verb
: to strike with a whang : make a whang with
 < whang a guitar >
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