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whang

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whang 1  (hwng, wng)
n.
1. A thong or whip of hide or leather.
2.
a. A lashing blow, as of a whip.
b. The sound of such a blow.
3. Vulgar Slang The penis.
tr.v. whanged, whang·ing, whangs
1. To beat or whip with a thong.
2. To beat with a sharp blow or blows.

[Dialectal variant of Middle English thong, thwang, thong; see thong.]

whang 2  (hwng, wng) Informal
v. whanged, whang·ing, whangs
v.tr.
To strike so as to produce a loud, reverberant noise.
v.intr.
To produce a loud, reverberant noise.
n.
A loud, reverberant noise.

[Imitative.]

whang1
vb
to strike or be struck so as to cause a resounding noise
n
1. the resounding noise produced by a heavy blow
2. a heavy blow
[of imitative origin]

whang2
n Scot
a leather thong
vb
(tr) to strike with or as if with a thong
[variant of thong]
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.whangwhang - the act of hitting vigorously; "he gave the table a whack"
blow - a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon; "a blow on the head"
Verb1.whang - beat with force
beat - hit repeatedly; "beat on the door"; "beat the table with his shoe"
2.whang - propel or hit with force; "whang the ball"
hit - cause to move by striking; "hit a ball"
3.whang - attack forcefully; "whang away at the school reform plan"
lash out, attack, snipe, assail, assault, round - attack in speech or writing; "The editors of the left-leaning paper attacked the new House Speaker"
Translations
whang [wæŋ]
A. Ngolpe m resonante
B. VTgolpear de modo resonante
C. VI to whang against/into sthchocar ruidosamente con algo


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how we suddenly jump, as Scorpio, or the Scorpion, stings us in rear; we are curing the wound, when whang come the arrows all round; Sagittarius, or the Archer, is amusing himself.
Some stick to biz, some flirt with Liz Down on the sands of Coney; But we, by hell, stay in Carmel, And whang the abalone.
 
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