whang
noun
a resounding blow.
Example Sentences
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Like a lead pipe whanged against something harder, the Japanese line bent partly around Kiangwan.
From Time Magazine Archive
In the melee, Charles Farrell romped by, whanged the ball between the posts for a goal.
From Time Magazine Archive
Every time a Red tank or scout car headed down the road, a well-hidden 75 whanged at it and umpires knocked it out.
From Time Magazine Archive
Just as at opening of opera or cinema, news photographers whanged away to the giddy glare of flash bulbs.
From Time Magazine Archive
The sharp, pointed fragment hit a hollow tooth and whanged into the nerve.
From "East of Eden" by John Steinbeck
