bang out
verb
banged out; banging out; bangs out
informal
: to produce (something) in a quick or hurried manner
typists banging out copy
He was only 40 when he fulfilled the common newsman's dream of hitting it big with the novel he'd been banging out between deadlines.—
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But there was no rush to jump right back in to bang out another.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2025
At one moment in the concerto, the soloist—here the brilliant, committed young pianist Jeonghwan Kim—silently depresses a C-major triad with the left hand and then bangs out a C-major triad with the right, so that the lower strings resonate.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Djokovic is bidding for a record 25th major and expects Fritz – who banged out 14 aces and won 91% of his first-serve points on Sunday – to play a more aggressive style to mix things up.
—Adam Zagoria, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
His hands weren’t quite as fleeting, but his demeanor and flashy ab-baring attire evoked a young Elton John banging out a melody.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2025
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Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 12 Sep. 2025
At one moment in the concerto, the soloist—here the brilliant, committed young pianist Jeonghwan Kim—silently depresses a C-major triad with the left hand and then bangs out a C-major triad with the right, so that the lower strings resonate.
—Alex Ross, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
Djokovic is bidding for a record 25th major and expects Fritz – who banged out 14 aces and won 91% of his first-serve points on Sunday – to play a more aggressive style to mix things up.
—Adam Zagoria, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2025
His hands weren’t quite as fleeting, but his demeanor and flashy ab-baring attire evoked a young Elton John banging out a melody.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 24 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for bang out
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“Bang out.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bang%20out. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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