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- Dictionaryspanking/ˈspaŋkɪŋ/
adjective
- 1. (especially of a horse or its gait) lively; brisk: "a spanking trot"
- 2. very good: informal "we had a spanking time"
noun
- 1. an act of slapping, especially on the buttocks as a punishment for children: "you deserve a good spanking like any spoiled child"
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spanking. noun [ C or U ] uk / ˈspæŋ.kɪŋ / us / ˈspæŋ.kɪŋ / (also spank) the act of hitting someone with the hand, usually several times on the bottom as a punishment or for sexual pleasure: He needs a good spanking. Compare. slap noun (HIT) SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases.
In American English, dictionaries define spanking as being administered with either the open hand or an implement such as a paddle. Thus, the standard form of corporal punishment in US schools (use of a paddle) is often referred to as a spanking.
The meaning of SPANKING is remarkable of its kind. How to use spanking in a sentence.
1. Informal Exceptional of its kind; remarkable. 2. Swift and vigorous: a spanking pace. 3. Brisk and fresh: a spanking breeze. adv. Used as an intensive: a spanking clean shirt. n. A number of slaps on the buttocks delivered in rapid succession, as for punishment. [ Perhaps of Scandinavian origin .] spank′ing·ly adv.
adjective. moving rapidly and smartly. quick and vigorous: a spanking pace. blowing briskly: a spanking breeze. Informal. unusually fine, great, large, etc.; remarkable; distinctive: a spanking monogram in gold embroidery. adverb. Informal. extremely, strikingly, or remarkably; very: three little girls in spanking new dresses. spanking. 1.
Definition of 'spanking' Word Frequency. spanking. (spæŋkɪŋ ) Word forms: plural spankings. 1. countable noun. If someone gives a child a spanking, they punish them by hitting them on the bottom several times with their hand. Andrea gave her son a sound spanking. Synonyms: smacking, hiding [informal], whacking, slapping More Synonyms of spanking.
Definition of spanking noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
