bang around

verb

To make a lot of percussive noise while moving around.

“She banged around with those tools all night.”

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Meanings

verbbang around (third-person singular simple present bangs around, present participle banging around, simple past and past participle banged around)

present singular third person bangs around · participle present banging around · participle past banged around · past banged around

  1. intransitiveTo make a lot of percussive noise while moving around.

    She banged around with those tools all night.

    Synonyms: bang about

  2. transitiveTo spend time in a place; to linger.

    After meeting up with Simon, the two of us banged around the neighborhood.

    1 more example

    This issue has been banging around in the popular imagination for a while.

  3. transitiveTo beat up, often over time or repeatedly.

    He's been banging her around since they got married.

Synonyms & antonyms

verbTo make a lot of percussive noise while moving around.

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APA

bang around. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bang%20around

MLA

“bang around.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bang%20around. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bang around,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bang%20around.

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