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clatter
English
Etymology
From Middle English clatren (“to make a rattling sound”), from Old English *clatrian (attested as the Late Old English gerund clatrung), of onomatopoeic origin.
The noun, derived from the verb, is first attested in the 14th century.
Pronunciation
- (General American) IPA(key): /?klæt?/
- (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?klæt?/
- Rhymes: -æt?(?)
- Hyphenation: clat?ter
Verb
clatter (third-person singular simple present clatters, present participle clattering, simple past and past participle clattered)
- (intransitive) To make a rattling sound.
- 1906, Alfred Noyes, The Highwayman:
- Over the cobbles he clattered and clashed in the dark inn-yard,
- And he tapped with his whip on the shutters, but all was locked and barred;
- He whistled a tune to the window, and who should be waiting there
- But the landlord's black-eyed daughter,
- Bess, the landlord's daughter,
- Plaiting a dark red love-knot into her long black hair.
- 1906, Alfred Noyes, The Highwayman:
- (transitive) To cause to make a rattling noise.
- 1728, Jonathan Swift, A Dialogue between Mad Mullinix and Timothy
- You clatter still your brazen kettle.
- 1883, Howard Pyle, The Merry Adventures of Robin Hood, Chapter V:
- When he came to Nottingham, he entered that part of the market where butchers stood, and took up his inn(2) in the best place he could find. Next, he opened his stall and spread his meat upon the bench, then, taking his cleaver and steel and clattering them together, he trolled aloud in merry tones:...
- 1728, Jonathan Swift, A Dialogue between Mad Mullinix and Timothy
- (intransitive) To chatter noisily or rapidly.
- c. 1515–1516, published 1568, John Skelton, Again?t venemous tongues enpoy?oned with ?claunder and fal?e detractions &c.:
- But if that I knewe what his name hight,
For clatering of me I would him ?one quight;
For his fal?e lying, of that I ?pake never,
I could make him ?hortly repent him forever: […]
- But if that I knewe what his name hight,
- I see thou dost but clatter.
- c. 1515–1516, published 1568, John Skelton, Again?t venemous tongues enpoy?oned with ?claunder and fal?e detractions &c.:
- (Northern England) To hit; to smack.
- 1988, Harry Enfield, Friday Night Live:
- "I can't watch it because I have to go outside and clatter someone in the nuts!”
- 2010, Gerald Hansen, Hand in the Till:
- “An Orange bitch clattered seven shades of shite out of her,” Padraig eagerly piped up.
- 1988, Harry Enfield, Friday Night Live:
Derived terms
- clatterer
- clattering
- clatteringly
Translations
Noun
clatter (plural clatters)
- A rattling noise; a repetition of abrupt, sharp sounds.
- A loud disturbance.
- Noisy talk or chatter.
Synonyms
- commotion
- racket
Derived terms
- clattery
Translations
Further reading
- Douglas Harper (2001–2021) , “clatter”, in Online Etymology Dictionary
- clatter in Webster’s Revised Unabridged Dictionary, G. & C. Merriam, 1913.
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bang
English
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /bæ?(?)/
- Rhymes: -æ?
- Homophone: bhang
Etymology 1
From Middle English *bangen, from Old English *bangian, bangan or Old Norse banga (“to pound, hammer”); both from Proto-Germanic *bang- (“to beat”), from Proto-Indo-European *b?en- (“to beat, hit, injure”). Cognate with Icelandic banga (“to pound, hammer”), Old Swedish bånga (“to hammer”), Danish banke (“to beat”), bengel (“club”), Low German bangen, bangeln (“to strike, beat”), West Frisian bingel, bongel, Dutch bengel (“bell; rascal”), German Bengel (“club”), bungen (“to throb, pulsate”).
In the sense of a fringe of hair, from bang off.
Alternative forms
- bangue (obsolete)
Noun
bang (plural bangs)
- A sudden percussive noise.
- A strike upon an object causing such a noise.
- An explosion.
- (US, archaic) Synonym of bangs: hair hanging over the forehead, especially a hairstyle with such hair cut straight across.
- 1880, William Dean Howells, The Undiscovered Country
- his hair cut in front like a young lady's bang
- 1880, William Dean Howells, The Undiscovered Country
- (chiefly US) The symbol !, known as an exclamation point.
- (mathematics) A factorial, in mathematics, because the factorial of n is often written as n!
- (vulgar, slang) An act of sexual intercourse.
- An offbeat figure typical of reggae songs and played on guitar and piano.
- (slang, mining) An explosive product.
- (slang) An injection, a shot (of a narcotic drug). [from 20th c.]
- 1952, William S. Burroughs, in Harris (ed.), Letters 1945–59, Penguin 2009, p. 101:
- As for myself, I take a bang now and then—I know plenty of croakers—but I really couldn't keep up a habit without a lot of running around and bother.
- 1952, William S. Burroughs, in Harris (ed.), Letters 1945–59, Penguin 2009, p. 101:
- (slang, US, Boston area) An abrupt left turn.
- (Ireland, colloquial, slang) strong smell (of)
- (slang) A thrill.
- 1993, Douglas Woolf, Sandra Braman, Hypocritic Days & Other Tales (page 40)
- "We all know you give great parties, Mr. Lippincott."
"It gives me a bang, even a bigger bang than this," Mr. Lippincott said, indicating his drink and then finishing it.
- "We all know you give great parties, Mr. Lippincott."
- 2000, James Hadley Chase, Make the Corpse Walk (page 31)
- Yes, he got a bang out of cheating Rollo.
- 1993, Douglas Woolf, Sandra Braman, Hypocritic Days & Other Tales (page 40)
Synonyms
- strike, blow
- explosion
- (the symbol !): exclamation point, exclamation mark
Antonyms
- (abrupt left turn): hang
Translations
Verb
bang (third-person singular simple present bangs, present participle banging, simple past and past participle banged)
- (intransitive) To make sudden loud noises, and often repeatedly, especially by exploding or hitting something.
- (transitive, intransitive) To hit hard.
- (slang, transitive, intransitive, vulgar) To engage in sexual intercourse.
- Synonyms: nail, do it, have sex; see also Thesaurus:copulate, Thesaurus:copulate with
- (with "in") To hammer or to hit anything hard.
- (transitive) To cut squarely across, as the tail of a horse, or a person's forelock; to cut (the hair).
- c. 1883, Frank Hamilton Cushing, Becomin a Zuni
- His hair banged even with his eyebrows.
- c. 1883, Frank Hamilton Cushing, Becomin a Zuni
- (transitive, slang, drugs) To inject intravenously.
- Do you smoke meth? No, I bang it.
Conjugation
Translations
Adverb
bang (comparative more bang, superlative most bang)
- Right, directly.
- The passenger door was bang against the garage wall.
- Precisely.
- He arrived bang on time.
- With a sudden impact.
- Distracted, he ran bang into the opening door.
Interjection
bang
- A sudden percussive sound, such as made by the firing of a gun, slamming of a door, etc.
- He pointed his finger at her like a gun and said, "Bang!"
Translations
Derived terms
- (verb): banger, gangbang
- (noun): bang for the buck, big bang, go out with a bang
- (adverb): bang on, bang out of order, bang to rights, bang up / bang-up
- (adjective): bang-bang
Etymology 2
Noun
bang (uncountable)
- Alternative form of bhang (“cannabis”)
See also
- PC bang
Anagrams
- BGAN
Afrikaans
Etymology
From Dutch bang (“afraid”), from Middle Dutch banghe.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ba?/
Adjective
bang (attributive bange, comparative banger, superlative bangste)
- afraid
Bislama
Etymology
From English bank.
Noun
bang
- A bank
Cebuano
Etymology
Onomatopoeic.
Noun
bang
- the sound of an explosion or a gun
Quotations
- For quotations using this term, see Citations:bang.
Dutch
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /b??/
- Hyphenation: bang
- Rhymes: -??
Etymology 1
From Middle Dutch banghe, from be- + anghe, the latter is an adverbial form of enge (“narrow, confined”), compare angst (“fear”).
Adjective
bang (comparative banger, superlative bangst)
- scared, frightened
- fearful
- anxious
Usage notes
The adjective is accompanied with zijn (to be); for example: Ik ben bang "I am afraid". Usage with hebben (to have) also occurs - for example: Ik heb bang - but is generally proscribed as a contamination with ik heb angst.
Inflection
Synonyms
- bevreesd, angstig, schrikachtig, vruchtig, verschrikt
Derived terms
- bangbroek
- bangelijk
- bangerik
- bangmakerij
- doodsbang
Related terms
Descendants
- Afrikaans: bang
See also
- schrikken
Etymology 2
Onomatopoeic.
Noun
bang m (plural bangen, diminutive bangetje n)
- A sharp, percussive sound, like the sound of an explosion or gun; bang
French
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /b???/
Interjection
bang
- bang
Noun
bang m (plural bangs)
- sonic boom
- bong (marijuana pipe)
German
Alternative forms
- bange (both are roughly equally common)
Etymology
Originally an adverb, cf. mir ist bange. From Middle High German bange, an enlargement (with the prefix be-) of ange, Old High German ango (“narrowly, anxiously”), an adverb of engi (“narrow”), from Proto-Germanic *anguz.
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ba?/
- Rhymes: -a?
Adjective
bang (comparative banger or bänger, superlative am bangsten or am bängsten)
- scared, frightened, afraid, fearful
- Synonym: ängstlich
Declension
Icelandic
Etymology
From Old Norse [Term?].
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /pau?k/
- Rhymes: -a?
- Rhymes: -au?k
- Rhymes: -a??
Noun
bang n (genitive singular bangs, no plural)
- pounding, hammering, banging
Declension
Related terms
- banga
Indonesian
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ba?/
- Hyphenation: bang
- Homophone: bank
Etymology 1
Clipping of abang (“brother”).
Noun
bang
- Title or term of address for brother
Etymology 2
Onomatopoeic
Noun
bang
- A sudden percussive noise.
Etymology 3
From Malay bang, from Persian ????? (bâng, “voice, sound, noise, cry”), from Middle Persian ????????????????? (??ng /v?ng/).
Noun
bang (first-person possessive bangku, second-person possessive bangmu, third-person possessive bangnya)
- (obsolete) adhan
- Synonym: azan
Further reading
- “bang” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia (KBBI) Daring, Jakarta: Badan Pengembangan dan Pembinaan Bahasa, Kementerian Pendidikan dan Kebudayaan Republik Indonesia, 2016.
Irish
Etymology 1
(This etymology is missing or incomplete. Please add to it, or discuss it at the Etymology scriptorium.)
Noun
bang m (genitive singular banga, nominative plural banganna)
- (swimming) stroke, single effort
- Synonyms: béim, buille, oscar
- effort, (vigorous) movement
Declension
Derived terms
Etymology 2
From Old Irish bang (“ban, interdict”).
Noun
bang f (genitive singular bainge, nominative plural banga)
- ban, interdict, taboo
- restraint
Declension
Etymology 3
Noun
bang m (genitive singular baing, nominative plural baing)
- Alternative form of banc (“bank”)
Declension
Mutation
Further reading
- Entries containing “bang” in English-Irish Dictionary, An Gúm, 1959, by Tomás de Bhaldraithe.
References
- "bang" in Foclóir Gaeilge–Béarla, An Gúm, 1977, by Niall Ó Dónaill.
- Gregory Toner, Maire Ní Mhaonaigh, Sharon Arbuthnot, Dagmar Wodtko, Maire-Luise Theuerkauf, editors (2019) , “1 bang”, in eDIL: Electronic Dictionary of the Irish Language
- “stroke” in New English-Irish Dictionary by Foras na Gaeilge.
Javanese
Etymology 1
Adjective
bang
- red
Etymology 2
Noun
bang
- region
Etymology 3
Noun
bang
- bank
Etymology 4
Noun
bang
- flower
Lashi
Etymology
From Proto-Sino-Tibetan *hwa? (“to shine”). Cognates include S'gaw Karen ?? (baw, “yellow”) and Burmese ???? (wang:, “bright”).
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ba?/
Adjective
bang
- bright
References
- Hkaw Luk (2017) A grammatical sketch of Lacid?[4], Chiang Mai: Payap University (master thesis)
Malay
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ba?/
- Rhymes: -ba?, -a?
Etymology 1
From Persian ????? (“voice, sound, noise, cry”).
Noun
bang (Jawi spelling ???, plural bang-bang, informal 1st possessive bangku, impolite 2nd possessive bangmu, 3rd possessive bangnya)
- adhan
- Synonym: azan
Etymology 2
Clipping of abang (“brother”).
Noun
bang (Jawi spelling ???, plural bang-bang, informal 1st possessive bangku, impolite 2nd possessive bangmu, 3rd possessive bangnya)
- brother (older male sibling)
- Synonyms: abang (bung), kakak, engko, nana, uda
Further reading
- “bang” in Pusat Rujukan Persuratan Melayu | Malay Literary Reference Centre, Kuala Lumpur: Dewan Bahasa dan Pustaka, 2017.
Mandarin
Romanization
bang
- Nonstandard spelling of b?ng.
- Nonstandard spelling of b?ng.
- Nonstandard spelling of bàng.
Usage notes
- English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.
Maranao
Noun
bang
- (Islam) adhan, call to prayer
References
- A Maranao Dictionary, by Howard P. McKaughan and Batua A. Macaraya
Northern Kurdish
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /b????/
- Rhymes: -????
Noun
bang ?
- a shout.
Old Norse
Etymology
Onomatopoeic or unknown origin.
Noun
bang n (genitive bangs, plural b?ng)
- pounding, hammering, banging
Related terms
- banga
References
- bang in Geir T. Zoëga (1910) A Concise Dictionary of Old Icelandic, Oxford: Clarendon Press
Pennsylvania German
Etymology
Compare German bang, Dutch bang.
Adjective
bang
- afraid, scared, fearful
- timid
- uneasy
Swedish
Adjective
bang
- scared, anxious
Noun
bang ?
- A sudden percussive noise
Declension
Vietnamese
Pronunciation
- (Hà N?i) IPA(key): [??a????]
- (Hu?) IPA(key): [??a????]
- (H? Chí Minh City) IPA(key): [??a????]
Etymology 1
Sino-Vietnamese word from ?.
Noun
(classifier cái) bang
- (Vietnam) state (a political division of a federation)
Synonyms
- (state): ti?u bang (chiefly overseas Vietnamese)
Derived terms
Related terms
- liên bang
- t?nh bang
Etymology 2
Verb
bang
- (Central Vietnam, Southern Vietnam) to crash into; to collide with; to hit
- Synonyms: bá, tông
Etymology 3
Sino-Vietnamese word from ?.
Noun
bang
- (historical) community of overseas Chinese in French Indochina who emigrated from the same province of China
- Short for bang tá (“assistant district chief”).
- Short for bang bi?n (“assistant district chief”).
Derived terms
See also
- h?i quán
References
- "bang" in H? Ng?c ??c, Free Vietnamese Dictionary Project (details)
Zou
Pronunciation
- IPA(key): /ba??/
Noun
bang
- wall
References
- Lukram Himmat Singh (2013) A Descriptive Grammar of Zou, Canchipur: Manipur University, page 41
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