Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

spang

/ˈspæŋ/

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 1.84 in modern English

Syllables: spang
IPA: /ˈspæŋ/

8

Scrabble Score

5

Letters

1

Syllables

5

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A shiny ornament or object; a spangle

Obsolete

verb

To set with bright points: star or spangle.

verb

To hitch; fasten.

verb

Of a flying object (such as a bullet), To strike or ricochet with a loud report.

Intransitive verb

adv

Suddenly; slap, smack.

Dated

verb

To leap; spring.

British usage; Intransitive verb

verb

To cause to spring; set forcibly in motion; throw with violence.

British usage; Transitive verb

noun

A bound or spring; a leap.

Example Sentences

"With glittering spangs that did like starres appeare."
"Occasional bullets buzzed in the air and spanged into tree trunks."
"How clear, sweet, spanging the hammer blows!"
"And I didn't stop until I found myself spang in the middle of the Musée de Cluny, clutching the rack."
"a. 1758, Allan Ramsay, epistle to Robert Yarde But when they spang o'er reason's fence, / We smart for't at our own expense."
"Set roast-beef and pudding on the opposite side o' the pit o' Tophet, and an Englishman will mak a spang at it—[…]"

Etymology

From Middle English spang (“a small piece of ornamental metal; spangle; small ornament; a bowl or cup”), likely from Middle Dutch spange (“buckle, clasp”) or Old English spang (“buckle, clasp”).

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: spang, spange

Usage

Inflected Forms

spangs (plural) spangs (present, singular) spanging (participle, present) spanged (participle, past) spanged (past)

Derived Forms

spangle

Synonyms

bang

Rhymes With

hang gang bang sang wang yang lang chang rang zhang dang tang

Questions

How do you pronounce spang?: The recorded pronunciation is /ˈspæŋ/.
What does spang mean?: A shiny ornament or object; a spangle
Where does spang come from?: It is traced to Middle English.

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