bang shut
Frequency: 7.18.9 per million words
to close noisily and with force
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Examples (20)
- He banged the door shut in a fit of anger.
- The angry child slammed the door shut.
- A sudden gust of wind caused the window to bang shut.
- He shut the car door shut with a decisive click.
- She impatiently banged the lid of the trunk shut.
- The heavy wooden gates swung shut behind him.
- I jumped when the heavy oak door banged shut behind me.
- She quickly shut her laptop shut when her boss walked in.
- Please don't bang the microwave door shut; it's fragile.
- The wind blew the window shut with a sudden gust.
- During the storm, we could hear the shutters banging shut repeatedly.
- He shut his eyes shut to block out the bright light.
- The old gate has a rusty hinge and always bangs shut.
- The old chest shut shut with a satisfying thud.
- He was so frustrated with the call that he banged his laptop shut.
- Don't shut the drawer shut too forcefully; it might break.
- If you don't latch it, the cabinet door will bang shut.
- The cat jumped down and shut the cupboard door shut.
- The car boot wouldn't close properly, so I had to bang it shut.
- With a sigh, he shut the book shut and put it away.