kerrang
kerrang interjection: the sound of a power chord on an electric guitar.
Interjection
- The sound of a power chord on an electric guitar.
Verb
kerrang (third-person singular simple present kerrangs, present participle kerranging, simple past and past participle kerranged)
- To play a power chord on an electric guitar.
- One of the best moments came during the flashpot blasts in "Closer to the Heart," when the whole crowd came alight, sixteen thousand faces hanging open as Alex, in his fringed monk's robe, kerranged a D-major chord[…]2004, Dave Bidini, For Those About to Rock: A Road Map to Being in a Band
- Meanwhile, with Brain Stew, Green Day do some serious kerranging on their electric guitars, which they have mixed in with Godzilla vocals (!), to provide a tune of migraine-inducing proportions.1998, Film Review: issues 23-24
Forms of kerrang
| third-person singular present | kerrangs |
|---|---|
| present participle | kerranging |
| past participle | kerranged |
| past | kerranged |
Origin of kerrang
Imitative; see ker-.
Questions about kerrang
- What does kerrang mean?
- Kerrang means the sound of a power chord on an electric guitar.
- What part of speech is kerrang?
- Kerrang can be an interjection or a verb.
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