"bang about" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: bangs about [present, singular, third-person], banging about [participle, present], banged about [participle, past], banged about [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} bang about (third-person singular simple present bangs about, present participle banging about, simple past and past participle banged about)
  1. To make a lot of percussive noise while moving around. Synonyms: bang around
    Sense id: en-bang_about-en-verb-Nj8jjwLl Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English phrasal verbs with particle (about)

Inflected forms

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