bang on door

Frequency: 8.015.2 per million words

Used to describe the action of striking a door loudly and repeatedly.

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Examples (10)

  • The police started to bang on the door, demanding to be let in.
  • I woke up to someone banging on my front door in the middle of the night.
  • In a fit of rage, he banged on the door with both fists.
  • If he doesn't answer his phone, I'll have to go over and bang on his door.
  • "Stop banging on the door! You'll wake the baby!" she whispered urgently.
  • The children were just playing, banging on the garage door with a stick.
  • He had to bang on the bathroom door because his sister had been in there for an hour.
  • A desperate survivor was banging on the shelter door, pleading for help.
  • Don't just stand there and knock politely; you need to bang on the door to get their attention!
  • We heard them bang on the door but were too afraid to open it.