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Antonyms for banged

Grammar : Verb
Spell : bang
Phonetic Transcription : bæŋ

Definition of banged

Origin :
  • 1540s, "to strike hard with a loud blow," from a Scandinavian sourse akin to Old Norse banga "to pound, hammer" of echoic origin. Slang meaning "have sexual intercourse with" first recorded 1937. Bang-up "excellent, first-rate," 1820, probably shortened from phrase bang up to the mark. The noun is recorded from late 16c.
  • This is the way the world endsNot with a bang but a whimper[T.S. Eliot, "Hollow Men," 1925]
  • verb hit or knock loudly
  • verb moving by hitting hard
Example sentences :
  • I was mad, and I just banged off before anybody could say anything.
  • Extract from : « Tip Lewis and His Lamp » by Pansy
  • I know that,' replied the coachman gruffly, as he banged the door.
  • Extract from : « The Life And Adventures Of Nicholas Nickleby » by Charles Dickens
  • And so they sang, and banged their mugs and sloshed their frothy beverage.
  • Extract from : « City of Endless Night » by Milo Hastings
  • Riley leaped forward and banged his big fist down on the table.
  • Extract from : « Two Thousand Miles Below » by Charles Willard Diffin
  • But the others made a grimace, as they banged down their irons.
  • Extract from : « L'Assommoir » by Emile Zola
  • He banged the table with his fist, and poured forth all his wonted abuse.
  • Extract from : « Abbe Mouret's Transgression » by Emile Zola
  • The doors of the hansom opened with a creak and banged back on their spring.
  • Extract from : « The Christian » by Hall Caine
  • And almost before the Greek had crossed the threshold the door was banged at his back.
  • Extract from : « The Christian » by Hall Caine
  • He let himself into the house with his latch-key, and banged the door behind his back.
  • Extract from : « The Manxman » by Hall Caine
  • Then he banged his glass angrily on the counter and moved toward the door.
  • Extract from : « The Golden Woman » by Ridgwell Cullum

Synonyms for banged

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