From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishbang about/around phrasal verbto move around a place, making a lot of noise We could hear them banging about upstairs. → bang→ See Verb table
Examples from the Corpus
bang about/around• He yawned as he did it, and banged about a bit, so I felt that I had to go.• All electrical equipment generates electrical noise-electrons banging around in the metal of the equipment itself.• He banged about in the scullery, hunting for wire.• We could hear them banging about, shifting things and wondered nervously if we were in for another move. 