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   Whang

   /(h)waNG/

   

   verb

   • 1. make or produce a resonant noise: "the cheerleader whanged on a tambourine"
   • ▪ strike or throw heavily and loudly: "he whanged down the receiver"

   noun

   • 1. a noisy blow: "he gave a whang with his hammer"

   Word Origin late 17th century (in the sense ‘strike as if with a thong’): variant of thong; senses describing noise are imitative.

   Scrabble Points: 12

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