bang out

verb

banged out; banging out; bangs out

transitive verb

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.

—Thomas Mallon

Examples of bang out in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

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

And the Marlins’ offense, which otherwise didn’t score, banged out nine hits. —Steve Gorten, Miami Herald, 21 July 2025

Almost too passionately anguished, Austen is a sonnet played on the fortepiano, while Winslet is Liszt banged out on a Steinway. —Tom Gliatto, People.com, 19 July 2025

Word History

First Known Use

1928, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for bang out

• about
• bailout
• blackout
• blowout
• breakout
• burnout
• buyout
• checkout
• closeout
• cutout
• devout
• dropout