bang

When you hear a loud sound, you can use the word "bang" to describe it.

• The firecracker went off with a bang.
• Ten seconds after lighting the fuse there was a bang.
• Did you hear that bang?
• Where did that bang come from?
• There was a loud bang from a gun.
• A gun goes bang bang.
• Stop that banging!
• The event kicked off with a bang. (Sometimes a bang is an activity.)

When this word is used as a verb, it means that someone or something is hitting an object. This produces noise or damage.

• Maria banged into another car in the parking lot.
• Someone is banging on the door.
• The police banged on the door and ordered the people inside to open up.
• If you bang on a window too hard, you might break it.

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July 2, 2015