noun Informal.
1.
a resounding blow.
2.
the sound produced by such a blow: the whang of gongs and cymbals.
verb (used with object)
3.
to strike with a resounding blow.
verb (used without object)
4.
to resound with such a blow.
Origin:
1815–25; imitative
1815–25; imitative
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| —vb | |
| 1. | to strike or be struck so as to cause a resounding noise |
| —n | |
| 2. | the resounding noise produced by a heavy blow |
| 3. | a heavy blow |
| [C19: of imitative origin] | |
| whang2 (wæŋ) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a leather thong |
| —vb | |
| 2. | (tr) to strike with or as if with a thong |
| [C17: variant of | |
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