What does smacking mean?
Smacking means present participle and gerund of smack.
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Pronunciation varies by accent · verb
present participle and gerund of smack.
children who received regular smackings
Ashiepattle said it was something like a whistle, and it was really no bid at all for it, but for her sake he wouldn't mind selling it to her, if she would give him three hundred dollars and a smacking kiss for each dollar in the bargain.
Use smacking when its meaning, tone and grammar fit the full sentence. A synonym is not always a direct replacement.
Smacking means present participle and gerund of smack.
Common synonyms include slap, smack.
The opposite depends on the specific sense.
children who received regular smackings
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