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whanged

whanged is the simple past and past participle of whang.

Meaning of whang

Verb

whang (third-person singular simple present whangs, present participle whanging, simple past and past participle whanged)

  1. To make a noise like something moving quickly through the air.
    • The holder of the torch grunted, and (after pausing a second at B.'s bed to inspect a picture of perfect innocence) banged out through the door which whanged to behind him...1922, E. E. Cummings, The Enormous room
  2. (informal, transitive) To throw with a rapid slamming motion.
    • I don't know how long it might have gone on if Grandfather hadn't lost his temper. He swung the bridle up over his head and whanged it down across the buckskin's rump.1993, Ralph Moody, Edward Shenton (illustrator), The Fields of Home, page 31
  3. (Scotland, UK, US, dialectal, slang) To whack or beat.
    • I ought to have whanged him one in the eye.
  4. (Scotland) To slice, especially into large pieces; to chop.

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Questions about whanged

What is whanged the simple past and past participle of?
Whanged is the simple past and past participle of whang.

Words near whanged in the dictionary

  1. whangais
  2. Whanganui
  3. Whangarei
  4. whangdoodle
  5. whangdoodles
  6. whanged
  7. whangee
  8. whangees
  9. whanger
  10. whangers
  11. whanghee

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