"headbanging" meaning in English

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Adjective

Etymology: From head + banging. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|head|banging}} head + banging Head templates: {{en-adj|-}} headbanging (not comparable)
  1. Extremely frustrating. Tags: not-comparable
    Sense id: en-headbanging-en-adj-HsJMxOSY

Noun

Etymology: From head + banging. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|head|banging}} head + banging Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} headbanging (uncountable)
  1. A type of dance associated with hard rock or heavy metal music, in which the head is shaken violently in time with music. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-headbanging-en-noun-~rBtZYvI Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Dances Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 13 50 24 13 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 21 46 20 13 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 15 62 14 9 Disambiguation of Dances: 14 64 13 9
  2. (psychology, autism) The motion of striking one's head against a surface, a common stereotypy. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-headbanging-en-noun-o3OsEjDn Categories (other): Autism, Psychology Topics: human-sciences, psychology, sciences

Verb

Etymology: From head + banging. Etymology templates: {{compound|en|head|banging}} head + banging Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} headbanging
  1. present participle and gerund of headbang Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: headbang
    Sense id: en-headbanging-en-verb-oBLVhxEC
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