Spanking

Quick meaning: Spanking is a verb meaning present participle of spank.

Meaning

present participle of spank.

More Meanings

1. Fast and energetic.
2. (often nautical) Brisk and fresh.
3. (colloquial, now usually with “new”) An intensifier.
4. (uncountable) A form of physical punishment in which a beating is applied to the buttocks.
5. (countable) An incident of such punishment, or such physical act in a non-punitive context, such as a birthday spanking.

Example Sentences

spanking clean

spanking white

a spanking pace

a spanking breeze

Word Forms

• spankings

Synonyms for spanking

Depending on context, synonyms include striking, brisk, energetic, rattling, merry, snappy.

Related Words

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