Definitions
the act of hitting vigorously
Word origin
Debuccalized (/θw/ > /hw/) from Scots thwang, cognate to thong.
Used in a sentence
“The holder of the torch grunted, and (after pausing a second at B.'s bed to inspect a picture of perfect innocence) banged out through the door which whanged to behind him...”
“I don't know how long it might have gone on if Grandfather hadn't lost his temper. He swung the bridle up over his head and whanged it down across the buckskin's rump.”
“I ought to have whanged him one in the eye.”
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Used as a crossword answer1 curated clues
01“Loud hit”5 letters
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