Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

banging

/ˈbæŋ.ɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.68 in modern English

Syllables: bang-ing
IPA: /ˈbæŋ.ɪŋ/

11

Scrabble Score

7

Letters

2

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of bang

noun

The action or sound of something that bangs.

Countable; Uncountable

noun

A session of sexual intercourse.

Countable; Slang; Uncountable

adj

Excellent, brilliant, very exciting, top, great.

Slang

adj

Attractive; sexually appealing.

Slang

adj

Huge; great in size.

Colloquial; Dated

Example Sentences

"He was banging cocktail waitresses two at a time!"
"The banging of the hammers could be heard from several streets away."
"Strange bangings in the old house were ascribed to a poltergeist."
"Wow, what a banging haircut! It looks terrific!"
"I was thinking maybe there's this banging burrito place in Brixton we could go to."
"I was always considered Homer's account of the Nepenthe as a Banging lie."

Usage

Inflected Forms

bangin' (alternative, slang) bangings (plural)

Derived Forms

bangingly bangingness headbanging

Synonyms

humongous thumping whopping walloping battering

Rhymes With

hanging ganging clanging haranguing

Questions

How do you pronounce banging?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈbæŋ.ɪŋ/.
What does banging mean?: present participle and gerund of bang

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