The phrase "banging about" is correct and can be used in written English.
It is most commonly used to describe someone or something moving or making noise in a chaotic or careless manner. An example sentence could be: "The children were banging about in the kitchen, causing pots and pans to clatter loudly."
Mr Erard repeatedly peppers his text with such questions, feeling his way through his story as a thoughtful observer, rather than banging about like an academic with a theory to defend or a pitchman with a technique to sell.Hyperpolyglots are more likely to be introverted than extroverted, which may come as a surprise to some.
VIOLENCE -- The falcon could frighten extremely small children, and there is clearly harmless racing around and banging about.
Portland didn't bother with a noise ordinance until this past year, when residents grew weary of trash haulers banging about before daylight.
The reporters were flabbergasted when Sukenik, who seemed quite unperturbed by the flashing and banging about him, announced the discovery of the Dead Sea scrolls except for a few scraps, he told them, the first ancient Hebrew manuscripts ever known; he thought they must be as old as the first or second century B.C.
Coming from a writer who had made his reputation slamming doors and banging about the house, leaving the television on in one sentence while simultaneously yelling abuse at the radio and bashing out power chords in another, this was of course a surprise.
"I have my carpentry equipment down there and I can hear it floating and banging about.
I'm sure it can survive being banged about, but I wouldn't trust it in a more punishing situation.
The skull banged about in the bottom.
She added he had "banged about wanting to be a good boyfriend and dad for aeons" and being the victim of domestic violence was ironic for him.
But that sense of place people bang on about is absolutely crucial.
"I've been on about and banging the drum about people who fall over," said Pulis.
