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kerranging

kerranging is the present participle and gerund of kerrang.

Meaning of kerrang

Verb

kerrang (third-person singular simple present kerrangs, present participle kerranging, simple past and past participle kerranged)

  1. (informal, intransitive) 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

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Questions about kerranging

What is kerranging the present participle and gerund of?
Kerranging is the present participle and gerund of kerrang.

Words near kerranging in the dictionary

  1. Kerr-Newman black hole
  2. Kerr-Newman black holes
  3. Kerrabee
  4. kerrang
  5. kerranged
  6. kerranging
  7. kerrangs
  8. Kerri
  9. kerria
  10. kerrias
  11. Kerrick

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