dang

See also: dāng, dǎng, dàng, and đang

English

Pronunciation

• enPR: dăng, IPA^(key): /dæŋ/
• (also) (US) enPR: dāng, IPA^(key): /deɪŋ/
• Rhymes: -æŋ

Etymology 1

Verb

dang (third-person singular simple present dangs, present participle danging, simple past and past participle danged)

1. (euphemistic) Damn.

Interjection

dang

1. (euphemistic) Damn.

Adjective

dang (not comparable)

1. (euphemistic) Damn.

Synonyms

• darn, durn

Translations

damn — see damn

Etymology 2

See ding.

Verb

dang

1. (obsolete) Simple past tense of ding.

Etymology 3

Verb

dang (third-person singular simple present dangs, present participle danging, simple past and past participle danged)

1. (transitive, obsolete) To dash.

   Till she, o'ercome with anguish, shame, and rage, Danged down to hell her loathsome carriage - Christopher Marlowe

Anagrams

• N.D. Ga.

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Albanian

Etymology

A lengthening of danë, Gheg variant of darë. Compare Old High German zanga (“tongs”).

Noun

dang f

1. a bite, nip

Related terms

• darë

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Mandarin

Romanization

dang (Zhuyin ㄉㄤ˙)

1. Nonstandard spelling of dāng.
2. Nonstandard spelling of dǎng.
3. Nonstandard spelling of dàng.

Usage notes

• English transcriptions of Mandarin speech often fail to distinguish between the critical tonal differences employed in the Mandarin language, using words such as this one without the appropriate indication of tone.