whang vs assault

whang and assault both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
whang	Yes	No	Yes	No
assault	Yes	No	Yes	No

As verbs, assault is a hypernym of whang; that is, assault is a word with a broader meaning than whang:

Other hypernyms of whang include assail, attack, lash out, round, snipe.

whang (noun)	assault (noun)
the act of hitting vigorously	close fighting during the culmination of a military attack
	a threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped
	the crime of forcing a person to submit to sexual intercourse against his or her will

whang (verb)	assault (verb)
attack forcefully	attack in speech or writing
propel or hit with force	attack someone physically or emotionally
beat with force	force (someone) to have sex against their will