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

I’d sleep all morning, then creep out of the apartment when school was over and run back in banging doors, shouting to nobody, “I’m home!”

From The Wall Street Journal • May 28, 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

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

And so my heart was banging when Ms. Platt walked over to us.

From "Maybe He Just Likes You" by Barbara Dee