Banging — Meaning, Definition & Synonyms

verb /ˈbaŋ/ (verb) /ˈhed-ˌbaŋ/ (verb)

Meaning & Definition of Banging

Banging (verb)

  1. to strike sharply, bump
  2. to knock, hit, or thrust vigorously often with a sharp noise
  3. to have sexual intercourse with
  4. to cut (hair) short and squarely across
  5. to work with determined effort
  6. to attack persistently
  7. to talk repeatedly or continuously about something —usually used with about
  8. to produce (something) in a quick or hurried manner
  9. to cause extensive damage to
  10. to dance with a rhythmic forceful bobbing of the head
  11. to talk about (something) repeatedly or for a long time

Banging (verb) — Senses, Synonyms & Antonyms

  1. to come into usually forceful contact with something

    "the toy car banged into the wall and stopped"

    similar: bashing, bumping, colliding, crashing, hitting, impacting, impinging, knocking, ramming, slamming, smashing, striking, swiping, thudding
    related: bouncing, caroming, clunking, glancing, rebounding, ricocheting, skimming, skipping, contacting, landing, touching, brushing, grazing, kissing, nudging, scraping, shaving, sweeping, bulldozing, jostling, muscling, pressing, pushing
    near: missing, skirting

  2. to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner

    "idly banged trees with a stick"

    similar: bashing, batting, belting, biffing, bludgeoning, bobbing, bonking, bopping, boxing, busting, clapping, clipping, clobbering, clocking, clouting, cracking, hammering, hitting, knocking, nailing, pasting, pounding, punching, rapping, slamming, slapping, slogging, slugging, smacking, smiting, socking, striking, swatting, swiping, tagging, thumping, thwacking, walloping, whacking, whaling, zapping, hanging one on
    related: battering, beating, buffeting, bunging, chopping, cuffing, drubbing, lacing, lambasting, licking, mangling, mauling, pelting, peppering, pommeling, pummeling, roughing, scuffing, bunting, flicking, stroking, tapping, bumping, butting, jabbing, jostling, kicking, kneeing, poking, prodding, pushing, shoving, stamping, bowling (down or over), creaming, decking, dumping (slang), felling, flooring, knocking down, leveling, rabbit-punching, sucker punching, caning, clubbing, cudgeling, flailing, flogging, lashing, sapping, slashing, sledgehammering, sledging, spearing, stabbing, switching, thrashing, whipping, beaning, braining, conking, skulling

  3. to shove into a closed position with force and noise

    "stomped off to his room and banged the door"

    similar: slamming
    related: closing, shutting, stopping, barring, battening (down), bolting, chaining, fastening, latching, locking, sealing, securing
    near: opening, unbarring, unbolting, unfastening, unlatching, unlocking, unsealing

Related Entry: Bang (verb)

Bang is a different word from Banging. The synonyms below are for bang, not for banging.

  1. to come into usually forceful contact with something

    "the toy car banged into the wall and stopped"

    similar: bash, bump, collide, crash, hit, impact, impinge, knock, ram, slam, smash, strike, swipe, thud
    related: bounce, carom, clunk, glance, rebound, ricochet, skim, skip, contact, land, touch, brush, graze, kiss, nudge, scrape, shave, sweep, bulldoze, jostle, muscle, press, push
    near: miss, skirt

  2. to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner

    "idly banged trees with a stick"

    similar: bash, bat, belt, biff, bludgeon, bob, bonk, bop, box, bust, clap, clip, clobber, clock, clout, crack, hammer, hit, knock, nail, paste, pound, punch, rap, slam, slap, slog, slug, smack, smite, sock, strike, swat, swipe, tag, thump, thwack, wallop, whack, whale, zap, hang one on
    related: batter, beat, buffet, bung, chop, cuff, drub, lace, lambaste, lick, mangle, maul, pelt, pepper, pommel, pummel, rough, scuff, bunt, flick, stroke, tap, bump, butt, jab, jostle, kick, knee, poke, prod, push, shove, stamp, bowl (down or over), cream, deck, dump (slang), fell, floor, knock down, level, rabbit-punch, sucker punch, cane, club, cudgel, flail, flog, lash, sap, slash, sledge, sledgehammer, spear, stab, switch, thrash, whip, bean, brain, conk, skull

  3. to shove into a closed position with force and noise

    "stomped off to his room and banged the door"

    similar: slam
    related: close, shut, stop, bar, batten (down), bolt, chain, fasten, latch, lock, seal, secure
    near: open, unbar, unbolt, unfasten, unlatch, unlock, unseal

Related Entry: Banging away (at) (verb)

Banging away (at) is a different word from Banging. The synonyms below are for banging away (at), not for banging.

  1. as in battering, buffeting

    similar: battering, buffeting, plastering, barraging, cannonading, cannoning, beleaguering, besieging, pressing, blitzing, bombarding, bombing, nuking, harrying, looting, pillaging, plundering, ravaging, sacking, ambuscading, ambushing, surprising, waylaying, foraying, invading, overrunning, mugging, robbing, enveloping, flanking, bum-rushing, ganging up (on), mobbing, swarming
    opposite: covering, defending, guarding, protecting, securing, shielding

Related Entry: Banging up (verb)

Banging up is a different word from Banging. The synonyms below are for banging up, not for banging.

  1. as in breaking, hurting

    similar: breaking, damaging, harming, hurting, impairing, marring, shattering, spoiling, graffitiing, tagging, annihilating, demolishing, destroying, devastating, ravaging, ravening, razing, ruining, scourging, smashing, tearing down, totaling, wasting, wiping out, wracking, wrecking, desecrating, violating, sabotaging, defacing, trashing, vandalizing, depredating, despoiling, looting, marauding, pillaging, plundering, ransacking, sacking, spoliating
    opposite: conserving, preserving, protecting, saving, salvaging, building, rebuilding

Related Entry: Banging away (verb)

Banging away is a different word from Banging. The synonyms below are for banging away, not for banging.

  1. to devote serious and sustained effort

    "the design team has been banging away at that project for months"

    similar: beavering (away), digging (away), drudging, endeavoring, fagging, grubbing, humping, hustling, laboring, moiling, pegging (away), plodding, plowing, plugging, slaving, slogging, straining, striving, struggling, sweating, toiling, travailing, tugging, working, sweating blood
    related: applying (oneself), buckling (down), digging in, hammering (away), knuckling down, pitching in, attacking, driving, essaying, trying, exercising, exerting, overexerting, overworking, eking out, grinding (out), putting out, scrabbling, scratching, trudging, wading
    near: breaking, easing (up), letting up, slackening, bumming, chilling, dallying, dillydallying, footling, goldbricking, goofing (off), hacking (around), hanging (around or out), idling, lazing, loafing, lounging, shirking, slacking (off), vegging out, basking, lolling, relaxing, reposing, resting, unwinding, dabbling, doodling, fooling around, fribbling, goofing (around), hanging, hanging about (British), messing around, monkeying (around), playing, pottering (around), puttering (around), trifling

Related Entry: Bang away (verb)

Bang away is a different word from Banging. The synonyms below are for bang away, not for banging.

  1. to devote serious and sustained effort

    "the design team has been banging away at that project for months"

    similar: beaver (away), dig (away), drudge, endeavor, fag, grub, hump, hustle, labor, moil, peg (away), plod, plow, plug, slave, slog, strain, strive, struggle, sweat, toil, travail, tug, work, sweat blood
    related: apply (oneself), buckle (down), dig in, hammer (away), knuckle down, pitch in, attack, drive, essay, try, exercise, exert, overexert, overwork, eke out, grind (out), put out, scrabble, scratch, trudge, wade
    near: break, ease (up), let up, slacken, bum, chill, dally, dillydally, footle, goldbrick, goof (off), hack (around), hang (around or out), idle, laze, loaf, lounge, shirk, slack (off), veg out, bask, loll, relax, repose, rest, unwind, dabble, doodle, fool around, fribble, goof (around), hang, hang about (British), mess around, monkey (around), play, potter (around), putter (around), trifle

Synonyms, Thesaurus & Another Word for Banging

The most common words with a similar meaning to Banging:

bashing, bumping, colliding, crashing, hitting, impacting, impinging, knocking, ramming, slamming, smashing, striking, swiping, thudding, batting, belting, biffing, bludgeoning, bobbing, bonking, bopping, boxing, busting, clapping, clipping, clobbering, clocking, clouting, cracking, hammering, nailing, pasting, pounding, punching, rapping, slapping, slogging, slugging, smacking, smiting

Related Words for Banging

bouncing, caroming, clunking, glancing, rebounding, ricocheting, skimming, skipping, contacting, landing, touching, brushing, grazing, kissing, nudging, scraping, shaving, sweeping, bulldozing, jostling, muscling, pressing, pushing, battering, beating, buffeting, bunging, chopping, cuffing, drubbing

Near Antonyms of Banging

missing, skirting, opening, unbarring, unbolting, unfastening, unlatching, unlocking, unsealing

Word Forms of Banging

Inflections: banged, bangs, banged away, banging away, bangs away, banged on, banging on, bangs on, banged out, banging out, bangs out, banged up, banging up, bangs up, headbanged, head-banged, headbanging, head-banging, headbangs, head-bangs, banged on about, banging on about, bangs on about

Derived words: headbanging (noun)

Origin & Etymology of Banging

probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse bang hammering

First known use: circa 1550t

Frequently Asked Questions about Banging

What does "Banging" mean?

"Banging" means to strike sharply, bump. As a verb, it is defined as: to strike sharply, bump. It has 3 distinct senses.

What is another word for "Banging"?

Other words for "Banging" include bashing, bumping, colliding, crashing, hitting, impacting, impinging and knocking. The best synonym depends on which meaning of "Banging" you intend.

What are different ways to say "Banging"?

There are 144 words and phrases with a similar meaning to "Banging". Common alternatives include bashing, bumping, colliding, crashing, hitting, impacting, impinging, knocking, ramming and slamming.

How do you use "Banging" in a sentence?

Examples of "Banging" in a sentence: "the toy car banged into the wall and stopped"; "idly banged trees with a stick"; "stomped off to his room and banged the door".

Is "Banging" a noun, verb, or adjective?

"Banging" is a verb.

How do you pronounce "Banging"?

"Banging" is pronounced /ˈbaŋ/ as a verb and /ˈhed-ˌbaŋ/ as a verb.

What is the origin of the word "Banging"?

"Banging" comes from probably of Scandinavian origin; akin to Old Norse bang hammering. First known use: circa 1550t.

What is another word for "Banging" meaning "to come into usually forceful contact with something"?

When "Banging" (verb) means to come into usually forceful contact with something, synonyms include bashing, bumping, colliding, crashing, hitting and impacting.