whang
Plural: whangs
Noun
- the act of hitting vigorously
- A blow; a whack.
- A large piece or slice; a chunk.
- A house-cleaning party.
- A leather thong.
- The penis.
Verb
Verb Forms: whanged, whanging, whangs
- To strike or beat with a loud, ringing blow.
- beat with force
- propel or hit with force
- "whang the ball"
- attack forcefully
- "whang away at the school reform plan"
- To make a noise like something moving quickly through the air.
- To throw with a rapid slamming motion.
- To whack or beat.
- To slice, especially into large pieces; to chop.
Examples
- He decided to WHANG a ’Q’ on a double-letter score for maximum impact.
- I ought to have whanged him one in the eye.
Origin / Etymology
Imitative. Compare wang.
Synonyms
belt, knock, rap, whack, bung, cast, chuck, chunk, cook, dash, dump, feck, fling, heave, hield, hoy, huck, hurl, hurtle, jerk, launch, lob, peck, peg, pick, pitch, precipitate, project, quoit, shy, skew, slight, sling, thrill, throw, toss, traject, warp, whang, whip, whop, wing
Scrabble Score: 12
whang: valid Scrabble (US) TWL Wordwhang: valid Scrabble Word in Merriam-Webster MW Dictionary
whang: valid Scrabble Word in International Collins CSW Dictionary