bang around
bang around · bangs around · banged around · banging around
To make a lot of percussive noise while moving aroundTo make a lot of percussive noise while moving around.
» Felix woke up to a loud banging around five.
Meaning
3 senses(intransitive)To make a lot of percussive noise while moving around.
She banged around with those tools all night.
(transitive)To spend time in a place; to linger.
After meeting up with Simon, the two of us banged around the neighborhood.
This issue has been banging around in the popular imagination for a while.
(transitive)To beat up, often over time or repeatedly.
He's been banging her around since they got married.
Examples
2 sentencesFelix woke up to a loud banging around five.
Tom got banged around.
Forms
bangs around, banging around, banged around, banged around| Base form | bang around · to bang around |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | bangs around |
| Present participle | banging around |
| Past simple | banged around |
| Past participle | banged around |
irregular
Phrasal verbs
8 phrasal verbs- bang upрозбитися, розбиватисяTo damage.
- bang offTo fire (a weapon or a shot); to ejaculate.
- bang outTo do (something) quickly, in a slipshod, or unprofessional manner, especially performing or composing music or a piece of writing.
- bang onTo talk about something constantly and tiresomely.
- bang awayTo strike or hit repeatedly
- bang intoTo accidentally collide with (something).
- bang aroundTo make a lot of percussive noise while moving around.
- bang aboutTo make a lot of percussive noise while moving around.
Synonyms
1 synonymsLessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Phrasal verbs: introduction — Because it is a phrasal verb