BANG, BANGING
NOUNS
► BING-BANG a continued banging noise or a repeated heavy thump → 1914 colloq.
► DUNCH a bang, a crash; a loud noise → 1440 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► DUNT a heavy fall; a bump, a bang, a thud → 1828 chiefly Sc. & Ireland
► KABOOM a loud bang or noise → 1940 sl.
► PONG a blow, a bang; a short, resonant, low-pitched sound→ 1823 colloq.
► RAN-TAN a loud banging noise; a sudden, violent sound; a noise, a din → 1640 Eng. dial. & sl.
► THWANG a bang, a thump; a severe blow → 1806 Eng. dial.
VERBS
► BANSEL ► BENSEL ► BENSIL to bang, to beat; to drive, to know about → 1674 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► BLAFF to bang → 1894 Sc.
► BONK to bang, to bump; to hit resoundingly → 1938 sl.
► DANG ► DENG to bang, to knock; to throw violently bang → 1887 Sc. & Eng. dial.
► FANG to bang → 1900 Eng. dial. (Bk.)
► THUNGE to bang, to knock heavily; to thump; to strike a violent blow → 1825 Eng. dial.