📖 Definitions of "Smacking"
- 1
To get the flavor of.
- 2
To indicate or suggest something; used with of.
"Her reckless behavior smacks of pride."
- 3
To have a particular taste; used with of.
- 1
To slap someone.
- 2
To make a smacking sound.
- 3
To strike a child (usually on the buttocks) as a form of discipline. (US spank)
- 4
To wetly separate the lips, making a noise, after tasting something or in expectation of a treat.
- 1
A series of smacks; the act by which somebody is smacked.
"children who received regular smackings"
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💡 Words with a Similar Meaning to "Smacking"
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| Word | Definition |
|---|---|
| slapnoun | (countable) A blow, especially one given with the open hand, or with something broad and flat. |
| lipnoun | (countable) Either of the two fleshy protrusions around the opening of the mouth. |
| slappingverb | The act of giving a slap or slaps |
| spankverb | (transitive) To beat, smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object, as punishment, or for sexual gratification. |
| swacknoun | (slang) A large number or amount of something. |
| lipsmacknoun | A smack (noise) of the lips. |
| smackernoun | (humorous slang) A loud kiss. |
| smatchnoun | (obsolete) A smack or taste. |
| lip-smackingnoun | (informal) Tasty; appetizing. |
| smakenoun | Obsolete form of smack. [A distinct flavor, especially if slight.] |
| thwacknoun | An act of hitting hard, especially with a flat implement or a stick; a whack; also, a powerful stroke involved in such hitting; a blow, a strike. |
| poppismnoun | The act of making a smack sound with the lip. |
| 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. |
| happy slapnoun | (informal) An instance of happy slapping. |
| splattingnoun | A sound or action that splats. |
| dickslapnoun | (slang, vulgar, uncommon) The act of slapping someone with one's penis, particularly in the face. |
| larrupnoun | (countable) A blow or smack. |
| kerslapnoun | A sudden slap or loud slapping blow. |
| backslappingnoun | action of the verb to backslap |
| dope slapnoun | (slang, humorous) A light slap to the back of the head intended as a disciplinary measure. |
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