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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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In American English, dictionaries define spanking as being administered with either the open hand or an implement such as a paddle. [5] Thus, the standard form of corporal punishment in US schools (use of a paddle) is often referred to as a spanking.
SPANKING definition: 1. very quick: 2. (used with some adjectives) very, completely: 3. the act of hitting someone…. Learn more.
SPANK definition: 1. to hit a child with the hand, usually several times on the bottom as a punishment 2. to hit an…. Learn more.
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.
1. : remarkable of its kind. 2. : being fresh and strong : brisk. spanking. 2 of 2. adverb. : very. a spanking clean floor. spanking new. Synonyms. Adjective. active. airy. animated. bouncing. brisk. energetic. frisky. gay. jaunty. jazzy. kinetic. lively. mettlesome. peppy.
Definition of spanking noun in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
Spanking definition: moving rapidly and smartly.. See examples of SPANKING used in a sentence.
