whang
noun
a resounding blow.
whanging
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present participleof whang.present participle
A verb form that is used in progressive verb constructions and may also function as a modifier or a gerund.
Example Sentences
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Or an emptiness so sudden it leaves the girders whanging in the absence of wind, the sky milk-blue and astringent?
From Economist ● Jan. 25, 2018
Her strokes had so much force behind them they practically made whanging noises and would have done good work in a foundry.
From Washington Post ● Jul. 6, 2015
The night before the convention closed, Ron Paul took the stage to the whanging guitar opening of “Revolution” by the Beatles.
From New York Times ● Jan. 25, 2014
Which is a hell of a thing to do when, as Edwards says, you have 16-year-old fast bowlers whanging down beamers at your head to try and prove a point.
From The Guardian ● Jan. 25, 2011
Tightening, each with a whanging snap too tiny to be remarked within the mass of the ship, were the cables that attached the various items of the dump to their anchor finger.
From Where I Wasn't Going by Walt Richmond
