Whang Definition
wăng, hwăng
whangs
noun
whangs
A thong of leather.
Webster's New World
A lashing blow, as of a whip.
American Heritage
A whack or blow.
Webster's New World
A whanging noise.
Webster's New World
Leather for thongs, etc.
Webster's New World
verb
whangs
To strike so as to produce a loud, reverberant noise.
American Heritage
To strike with a resounding blow.
Webster's New World
To make a whanging noise.
Webster's New World
To beat or thrash.
Webster's New World
Origin of Whang
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Debuccalized (/θw/ > /hw/) from Scots thwang, cognate to thong.
From Wiktionary
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Dialectal variant of Middle English thong, thwang thong thong
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
Imitative
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Wiktionary
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