banging head
Pounding inside skull
Banging head describes the act of repeatedly striking one's head against something, typically a wall or desk, either literally or as a figure of speech for extreme frustration.
I've been banging my head against this problem all week.
To bang your head against a wall is to persist futilely despite no progress.
In music contexts, banging head or headbanging refers to the rhythmic head-thrashing motion at heavy metal concerts.
- throbbingRhythmic painful pulsing
- frustrationDispleasure from blocked efforts
- wallVertical enclosing structure
- concussionBrain injury from impact
- skullHead's bone casing
against the wall · pain · pounding · migraine · mosh pit · rhythm · beat · drumming · heavy metal · forehead · desk · facepalm · exasperation · stress · nervous breakdown · brick wall · brick by brick · dead end