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fang

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noun (1)

1
a
: a long sharp tooth: such as
(1)
: one by which an animal's prey is seized and held or torn
(2)
: one of the long hollow or grooved and often erectile teeth of a venomous snake
b
: one of the chelicerae of a spider at the tip of which a poison gland opens
2
: the root of a tooth or one of the processes or prongs into which a root divides
3
: a projecting tooth or prong
fanged adjective
variants or less commonly Fan
ˈfan How to pronounce Fang (audio)
ˈfän
plural Fang or Fangs also Fan or Fans
1
: a member of a Bantu-speaking people of northern Gabon, mainland Equatorial Guinea, and southern Cameroon
2
: the language of the Fang people

Example Sentences

Noun (1) the fangs of a rattlesnake a tiger baring its fangs
Recent Examples on the Web
Noun
What no one knows yet is just how sharp its fangs are. Tim Stelloh, NBC News, 30 May 2020 Declines in consumption as sugar grew fangs in the public sphere. USA Today, 13 May 2020 Molly After showing her fangs at her new law firm, Molly (Yvonne Orji) remains on top professionally. Keyaira Boone, Essence, 11 Apr. 2020 But this week, as COVID-19 sank its fangs deeper into the region, declared a worldwide pandemic by the World Health Organization, the crowd at the restaurant shrunk to half the usual number. Soleil Ho, SFChronicle.com, 14 Mar. 2020 Nia is obsessed with vampire fiction, so AJ pretends to be a vampire, with Halloween fangs and fake blood. Maria Russo, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2020 Commonly, this training involves introducing the dog to a rattlesnake without fangs or venom. John Gordon, Outdoor Life, 11 Feb. 2020 Jolie plays Maleficent’s struggle to connect both for laughs — yikes, those fangs! — and pathos. BostonGlobe.com, 17 Oct. 2019 At their wildest, the girls fuse into a wolf pack, donning fangs and snarling at the moon. Amanda Hess, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2019 See More

Word History

Etymology

Noun (1)

Middle English, that which is taken, from Old English; akin to Old High German fang seizure, Old English fōn to seize — more at pact

First Known Use

Noun (1)

1555, in the meaning defined at sense 1a

Noun (2)

1861, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of fang was in 1555

See also: fang


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