▪ I. banging, vbl. n.1
(ˈbæŋɪŋ)
[f. bang v.1 + -ing1.]
The action of striking violently and noisily.
| 1647 Wharton Irel. War Wks. (1683) 256 There shall be much banging and slashing amongst Men. 1709 Steele Tatler No. 70 ¶4 So neither is banging a Cushion Oratory. 1853 Kane Grinnell Exp. xliii. (1856) 402 We have been nearly three hours subjected to this banging. |
▸ Brit. colloq. (depreciative). banging on n. talking at length, and in a repetitive or boring manner, esp. about one's personal interests or concerns; holding forth or expounding tediously.
| 1959 P. Bull I know Face x. 174, I got wildly bored by the endless banging-on at parties. 1985 Guardian (Nexis) 15 Apr. Was the effect of all this banging on about having seen off the enemy..to underline our national unity, stability and sense of common purpose? 1997 Escape Mar.–Apr. 91/1 There's also much too much banging on about the grand heritage of Rolling Stone..which kind of underlines the magazine's out-of-touchness. 2001 Independent (Nexis) 24 May ii. 1 The slug of Tennants Extra soured in my mouth as I read Jayne Anne Phillips's endless banging on about breast-pumps in Motherkind. Totally gross. |
▪ II. banging, vbl. n.2
(ˈbæŋɪŋ)
[f. bang v.2 + -ing1.]
The action of bang v.2
| 1877 F. H. Burnett Pretty Polly Pemberton (1878) i. 12 Her hair is cut, on her round white forehead, Sir Peter Lely fashion, (they call it banging, I believe). |
▪ III. ˈbanging, ppl. a.
[f. bang v.1 + -ing2.]
Dealing violent blows, striking violently and noisily; fig. (colloq.) overwhelming, ‘thumping.’
| 1560 Disob. Child in Hazl. Dodsl. II. 282 What banging, what cursing, Long-tongue, is with thee. 1596 Nashe Saffron Walden X ij b, The bangingest things..which I can picke out.. are these. 1616 B. Holyday Juvenal 185 Then th' axe their chariot-wheels with banging stroak Splits out. 1864 Archd. Denison in Daily Tel. 31 Aug., They could win it with a great banging majority. |
▸ colloq. Chiefly in form bangin'. Of popular music (esp. electronic dance music): having a loud, prominent, danceable beat; (hence) excellent, great.
| 1990 Independent 7 May 11/6 ‘Bangin'’ means ‘does that tune bang?’ 1996 Smash Hits 27 Mar. 57/3 It all comes together for that truly bangin' moment. 1997 Buffalo (N.Y.) News (Nexis) 4 Mar. 12 n, A smooth marriage of old and new R&B with bangin' live tracks. 2004 M. C. Holmes Brooklyn Jewelry Exchange 232 That dress is banging, girl. Fits you like a glove. |