banging

verb

present participle of bang
1
as in bumping
to come into usually forceful contact with something the toy car banged into the wall and stopped

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2
as in knocking
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner idly banged trees with a stick

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3
as in slamming
to shove into a closed position with force and noise stomped off to his room and banged the door

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Recent Examples of banging All throughout the match, drums were banging and fans were chanting. — Ben Church, CNN Money, 6 July 2026 And on the other hand, there've been some folks who would like to see me out every day, right, banging the drum. — Mark Guarino, ABC News, 17 June 2026 And on bikes no-one sane would ever consider banging around a racetrack on. — New Atlas, 6 July 2026 While the cameras were rolling, Spielberg would stand just out of frame with two wooden bats, banging them together to startle her. — Seija Rankin, HollywoodReporter, 19 June 2026 After the game, Haaland led the players with a Norwegian row at midfield, banging a drum with a giant smile on his face. — Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 6 July 2026 The new transmission responded more quickly and reduced involuntary head banging in the car’s cabin. — Will Sabel Courtney, Robb Report, 28 May 2026 Cars pushed through the crowd, hitting at least one person as agitators continued banging, kicking and blocking government vehicles. — Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2026 The Atlas Lions made the semi-finals of the 2022 World Cup, breaking through the glass ceiling that CAF teams had been banging their heads on for decades at the quarter-final stage. — Graham Ruthven, New York Times, 29 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for banging
  1. bumping
  2. knocking
  3. slamming
  4. colliding
  5. slapping
  6. shutting
  7. smashing
  8. smacking
Verb
  • In this case, safe meant a track big enough for two riders to race without bumping into each other.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 25 June 2026
  • Hurd was seen fist-bumping another attacker moments after deputies intervened, Madden Ragland said.
    — Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 23 June 2026
Definition of bumping
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  • And take the Exit Readiness Quiz to understand exactly where the gaps are before any business buyer comes knocking.
    — Lien De Pau, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • Even 6 inches of moving water can pose a serious risk of knocking you off your feet.
    — NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 28 June 2026
Definition of knocking
Verb
  • Prosecutors allege Clay intentionally drove his car onto the sidewalk, sped toward a crowd of pedestrians and hit eight of them before slamming into a gate.
    — Jason Green, Mercury News, 7 July 2026
  • Paul has accused Mortensen in court of stalking and, on one occasion, slamming her head into the dashboard of his truck.
    — Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 1 July 2026
Definition of slamming
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  • Ryan Lasko, an outfielder with the Double-A Midland RockHounds, suffered a C6-C7 vertebrae fracture Tuesday night while going for a fly ball in right-center field, for which both Lasko and right fielder Devin Taylor dove before colliding.
    — Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 2 July 2026
  • Mbappé ran up the center of the field to celebrate his 61st international goal, colliding with Dembélé, and jogged to the bench to hug Deschamps, who returned for the match after going to France for his mother's funeral.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 1 July 2026
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  • There was briefly some concern earlier this year that Chestnut wouldn’t be able to participate in the 2026 competition after he was arrested for allegedly slapping a man in an Indiana bar.
    — Kyla Guilfoil, NBC news, 5 July 2026
  • Chestnut competed in the event while serving a 180-day probation sentence after pleading guilty to a misdemeanor battery charge stemming from drunkenly slapping a man in an Indiana bar earlier this year.
    — Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026
Definition of slapping
Verb
  • In 2017, it was announced that the jail would be shutting its doors for good.
    — Amethyst Martinez, USA Today, 30 June 2026
  • Although there’s been a little effort to pretty it up, like the series of murals installed in 2013 that were intended to capture the spirit of the track, it’s been doomed since around 2007, when Governor Eliot Spitzer proposed shutting it down.
    — Henry Kornaros, Curbed, 26 June 2026
Definition of shutting
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  • Djokovic became so frustrated that he was given a code violation warning for smashing a racket, before eventually hauling himself over the line.
    — Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 5 July 2026
  • San Jose Mayor Matt Mahan joined in the fun Friday, serving and smashing with a paddle in a San Jose Earthquakes jersey.
    — Kyle Martin, Mercury News, 4 July 2026
Definition of smashing
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  • Deputies responded to a report of a driver smacking his car into a guardrail in front of The Bridge Restaurant before driving away, according to a sheriff’s office news release.
    — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 6 June 2026
  • As the match got away from her in the second set and the Court Philippe-Chatrier crowd became increasingly hostile, Andreeva fully unraveled, smacking another ball towards the roof and asking members of her box to leave.
    — Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 2 June 2026
Definition of smacking

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