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bang
exclamation /bæŋ/Definition
› used to suggest the sound of a sudden loud noise, such as a gunshot or an explosion: "Bang! Bang! You're dead!" said the child, pointing a plastic gun at me.Sounds used as interjectionsInterjections go bang › to make a sudden loud noise: The balloon went bang when it landed on the bush.Sounds made by objects, movement or impact
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Synonyms and related words:
- ahem exclamation
- atishoo exclamation
- cor exclamation
- eek exclamation
- eh exclamation
- ha ha exclamation
- harrumph verb
- heigh-ho exclamation
- hmm exclamation
- ooh exclamation
- oops exclamation
- ouch exclamation
- phew! exclamation
- ssh exclamation
- ugh exclamation
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- uh-oh exclamation
- wham exclamation (SOUND)
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