No. 7,423 in Dutch
bonken
"Bonken" means "to bang" or "to knock loudly" in English.
In a sentence
Ik hoor iemand op de deur bonken.
I hear someone banging on the door.
In this sentence, 'bonken' is used to describe a loud and forceful knocking sound on a door.
Mijn hart begon te bonken van de spanning.
My heart started pounding from the tension.
Here 'bonken' refers to the heavy and rapid beating of the heart caused by heightened emotions or stress.
De arbeider bleef urenlang op het metaal bonken.
The worker kept banging on the metal for hours.
In this instance, 'bonken' denotes the action of repeatedly hitting or hammering on a hard surface.
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