whang
noun
a resounding blow.
Example Sentences
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In the melee, Charles Farrell romped by, whanged the ball between the posts for a goal.
From Time Magazine Archive
Ever since he whanged the piano in Harvard's "Gold Coast" dance band a dozen years ago, Hollywood's Charles Henderson has felt that a ditty is no place for a diva.
From Time Magazine Archive
For 15 hours they camped in the corridors, whanged guitars, played jacks, watched Charlie Chaplin movies.
From Time Magazine Archive
They flayed Tammany and the Trusts, boomed Bryan, whanged McKinley, eagle-screamed at Spain until they brought on war.
From Time Magazine Archive
They turned down Cannery Row and whanged a stone at the corrugated iron front of Morden’s Cannery.
From "Cannery Row" by John Steinbeck
