Meanings
verbbang away (third-person singular simple present bangs away, present participle banging away, simple past and past participle banged away)
present singular third person bangs away · participle present banging away · participle past banged away · past banged away
- idiomaticintransitiveto work tirelessly
I've been banging away at the essay for ages, but it still isn't finished.
- idiomaticintransitiveto constantly and irritatingly talk (about)
My folks keep banging away at me to study harder.
Synonyms & antonyms
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Translations
Finnish paukuttaa, hakata
- paukuttaato strike or hit repeatedly
- hakatato strike or hit repeatedly
- puurtaato work tirelessly
- pakertaato work tirelessly
- naputtaato talk about something constantly and irritatingly
French matraquer, bûcher
- matraquerto strike or hit repeatedly
- bûcherto work tirelessly
- marnerto work tirelessly
- tannerto talk about something constantly and irritatingly
- insisterto talk about something constantly and irritatingly
Cite this entry
APA
bang away. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bang%20away
MLA
“bang away.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bang%20away. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “bang away,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/bang%20away.
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