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
- 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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