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bang away

bang away verb: to strike or hit repeatedly.

Verb

bang away (third-person singular simple present bangs away, present participle banging away, simple past and past participle banged away)

  1. (idiomatic, intransitive) to strike or hit repeatedly
    • bang away on the drums
  2. (idiomatic, intransitive) to work tirelessly
    • I've been banging away at the essay for ages, but it still isn't finished.
  3. (idiomatic, intransitive) to constantly and irritatingly talk (about)
    • My folks keep banging away at me to study harder.

Synonyms of bang away

Forms of bang away

third-person singular presentbangs away
present participlebanging away
past participlebanged away
pastbanged away

Questions about bang away

What does bang away mean?
Bang away means to strike or hit repeatedly.
What part of speech is bang away?
Bang away is a verb.
What is the past tense of bang away?
The past tense of bang away is banged away.

Words near bang away in the dictionary

  1. Banfora
  2. bang
  3. bang a uey
  4. bang about
  5. bang around
  6. bang away
  7. bang bang
  8. bang bang chicken
  9. bang down the door
  10. bang for one's buck
  11. bang for the buck

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