bang in English: A sudden very loud noise, like a door shutting hard or a gun going off. (noun)

Translation

A sudden very loud noise, like a door shutting hard or a gun going off.

Word origin

Probably from Old Norse banga, to hammer, and shaped by the sound itself.

Gender

Pluralbangs

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"With a bang" is the usual way to describe the sound.

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"A bang" is countable, so it takes "a".

banged .

"Bang" is also a verb, meaning to hit something hard and noisily.

noise

A loud or unpleasant sound.

loud

Making a lot of noise; easy to hear.

hit

To move your hand or an object quickly and hard against something.

sound

A sound is anything that you can hear with your ears.

gun

A weapon that shoots small pieces of metal very fast.

slam

To shut something with great force and a loud bang, or to put something down hard.

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