📖 Definitions of "Slapping"
verb
- 1
To give a slap to.
"She slapped him in response to the insult."
- 2
To cause something to strike soundly.
"He slapped the reins against the horse's back."
- 3
To strike soundly against something.
"The rain slapped against the window-panes."
- 4
To be excellent.
"The band's new single slaps."
noun
- 1
The act of giving a slap or slaps
- 2
The slap bass technique
adjective
- 1
Very large; whopping.
💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Slapping"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| abused | Having been a victim of some form of abuse, most commonly child abuse or domestic violence. |
| cuffed | Fitted with a cuff. |
| ill-treated | physically abused |
| maltreated | physically abused |
| mistreated | physically abused |
| smackverb | A distinct flavor, especially if slight. |
| hitverb | (heading, physical) To strike. |
| strikingnoun | Making a strong impression. |
| blowverb | (intransitive) To produce an air current. |
| smackingnoun | A series of smacks; the act by which somebody is smacked. |
| happy slapnoun | (informal) An instance of happy slapping. |
| happy slappingnoun | (informal) The practice of physically attacking (originally, slapping), and often verbally abusing, a person and photographing or filming the attack using a camera phone, the recording sometimes being sent to others to further humiliate the victim. |
| backslappingnoun | action of the verb to backslap |
| dickslapnoun | (slang, vulgar, uncommon) The act of slapping someone with one's penis, particularly in the face. |
| kerslapnoun | A sudden slap or loud slapping blow. |
| back-slappingnoun | Alternative spelling of backslapping. [action of the verb to backslap] |
| cockslapnoun | (slang, vulgar, uncommon) Synonym of dickslap (“a slap with the penis”). |
| spankverb | (transitive) To beat, smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object, as punishment, or for sexual gratification. |
| clapnoun | The act of striking the palms of the hands, or any two surfaces, together. |
| butt-slappingnoun | (Canada, US, slang) Slapping the buttocks (an action associated with jest or as in a locker room). |
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