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banging around

banging around is the present participle and gerund of bang around.

Meaning of bang around

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive) To make a lot of percussive noise while moving around.
    • She banged around with those tools all night.
    Synonyms:
    bang about
  2. (transitive) To spend time in a place; to linger.
    • After meeting up with Simon, the two of us banged around the neighborhood.
  3. (transitive) To beat up, often over time or repeatedly.
    • He's been banging her around since they got married.

Questions about banging around

What is banging around the present participle and gerund of?
Banging around is the present participle and gerund of bang around.

Words near banging around in the dictionary

  1. bangiest
  2. Bangime
  3. banging
  4. banging a uey
  5. banging about
  6. banging around
  7. banging away
  8. banging down the door
  9. banging into
  10. banging like a dunny door
  11. banging like a dunny door in a gale

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