whanged; whanging; whangs
: to beat or work with force or violence
: a loud sharp vibrant or resonant sound
whanged; whanging; whangs
: to make a whang
: to strike with a whang
Examples of whang in a Sentence
Noun (2)
the incessant whang of a wrench on the exhaust pipe as she fixed the car
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Verb
At one point, Ron absentmindedly whangs a tray of hors d'oeuvres off a door frame, mere seconds after two other trays are knocked out of his hands.
—Erik Adams, Chron, 16 Feb. 2023
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“Whang.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/whang. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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