Whang Definition

wăng, hwăng
whangs
noun
whangs
A thong of leather.
Webster's New World
A lashing blow, as of a whip.
American Heritage
A whack or blow.
Webster's New World
A whanging noise.
Webster's New World
Leather for thongs, etc.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
verb
whangs
To strike so as to produce a loud, reverberant noise.
American Heritage
To strike with a resounding blow.
Webster's New World
To make a whanging noise.
Webster's New World
To beat or thrash.
Webster's New World

(informal) To throw with a rapid slamming motion.

Wiktionary

Origin of Whang

  • Debuccalized (/θw/ > /hw/) from Scots thwang, cognate to thong.

    From Wiktionary

  • Dialectal variant of Middle English thong, thwang thong thong

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Imitative

    From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition

  • Imitative.

    From Wiktionary

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