How do you pronounce fang?

The recorded pronunciation is /ˈfeɪ̯ŋ/.

Where does fang come from?

It is traced to Middle English.

fang

/ˈfeɪ̯ŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.34 in modern English

Syllables: fang
IPA: /ˈfeɪ̯ŋ/

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noun

A long, pointed canine tooth used for biting and tearing flesh.

noun

Synonym of mandible, the long mouthpart of insects and other invertebrates.

Obsolete

noun

A long, pointed tooth in snakes, used for injecting venom.

noun

A pointed extension of the chelicera in spiders, used for injecting venom.

noun

Synonym of tooth, particularly in humans.

Colloquial

noun

Either of the two factors that make a number a vampire number.

verb

To strike or attack with the fangs.

verb

To enable to catch or tear; to furnish with fangs.

Example Sentences

"The warrior realized in an instant that he owed his life to this strange white man, and he also saw that only a miracle could save his preserver from those fierce yellow fangs that had been so near to his own flesh."
"chariots fang'd with scythes"
"Gentlemen, break not the head of the peace: it's to no purpose, for he's in the law's clutches; you see he's fanged."
"Destruction fang mankind."
"Now take out your Indian Tuberoſes, parting the Off-ſets (but with care, leſt you break their fangs) then pot them in natural (not forc'd) Earth; [...] the protuberant fangs of the Yuca are to be treated like the Tuberoſes."
"Soph was probably out drag-racing with Draz, or fanging down some brightly lit street somewhere hanging out Draz's brother's sunroof and waving at passers-by and screaming."

Etymology

From clipping of fangtooth, from Middle English *fangtooth, *fengtooth, from Old English fengtōþ (“molar tooth”), from feng, preterite of fōn (“to catch, take, seize”). Cognate with German Fangzahn (“fang”, literally “catch-tooth”) and Dutch vangtand. See also related senses of Etymology 3 below.

Origin

Source language: Middle English

Word Breakdown

Root: *fangtooth, fengtōþ, fangen, fōn, fanga, *fanhaną

Regional Pronunciation

American English: /ˈfeɪ̯ŋ/

Usage

Inflected Forms

fangs (plural) phang (alternative, obsolete) phange (alternative, obsolete) fangs (present, singular) fanging (participle, present) fanged (participle, past) fanged (past)

Derived Forms

defang fangalicious fangaroo fangblenny fangboy fangdom fanged fangful fangfully fangless fanglet fanglike

Phrases

fang job fire-fang in fang with lose the fang fang it Wiktionary’s coverage of Fang terms fan ⁠ fak ⁠

Frequently Paired Words

tusk fang it Wiktionary’s coverage of Fang terms fan ⁠ fak ⁠ FAAMG FAANG MAMAA

Synonyms

fangtooth mandible tooth particularly in humans clasp grasp grip clutch lay hold of beclasp begrasp begrip

Rhymes With

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

fang

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