Citations:bang

English citations of bang

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• 1843 — Charles Dickens. A Christmas Carol.

  He did pause, with a moment's irresolution, before he shut the door; and he did look cautiously behind it first, as if he half expected to be terrified with the sight of Marley's pigtail sticking out into the hall. But there was nothing on the back of the door, except the screws and nuts that held the knocker on, so he said "Pooh, pooh!" and closed it with a bang.

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Cebuano citations of bang

Noun: "the sound of an explosion or a gun"

• 2018 — Majan ,Erlando Ligan, Kabanyaga ni Apelitot (12 December), Superbalita

  Apan sa usa ka lawak sa motel, may bayot nga nasuko kaniya. Gitiunan^[sic] siyag pistola sa iyang agtang. “Dako na akog nagasto kanimo. Gituytoy mo akog maayo, apan nangita ka gihapon og lain. Giingnan tikawng gimahal ko ikaw, apan wala mo ako mahala. Tapuson nato ang atong kinabuhi karon!” Bang! Bang! Bang! Nagsunod-sunod ang mga buto sa pistola.