banging

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The group tackled Bonnie Tyler’s “Total Eclipse of the Heart,” with Lopez leading the singing as her family and friends joined in—while waving their napkins in the air and banging on the tables.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 2, 2026

"They tell you they can't access your account or that the computer says something different. It felt like banging your head against a wall."

From BBC • May 15, 2026

More than a dozen neighborhoods in the capital city of Havana erupted in protests Wednesday night, with residents banging pots and burning garbage amid rising anger over dayslong blackouts and deteriorating living conditions.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 14, 2026

A resident of San Miguel del Padron, a neighborhood on the outskirts of Havana, told AFP that people had protested the power cuts by banging pots and pans on Wednesday evening.

From Barron's • May 14, 2026

Sara is banging her wooden spoon against the sides of the pot so hard, some lentils pop out.

From "A Place at the Table" by Saadia Faruqi and Laura Shovan