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- [spang-king]
- /ˈspæŋ kɪŋ/
- /ˈspæŋ.kɪŋ/
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- [spang-king]
- /ˈspæŋ kɪŋ/
Definitions of spanking word
- verb with object spanking to strike (a person, usually a child) with the open hand, a slipper, etc., especially on the buttocks, as in punishment. 2
- adjective spanking moving rapidly and smartly. 1
- adjective spanking quick and vigorous: a spanking pace. 1
- adjective spanking blowing briskly: a spanking breeze. 1
- adjective spanking Informal. unusually fine, great, large, etc.; remarkable; distinctive: a spanking monogram in gold embroidery. 1
- adverb spanking Informal. extremely, strikingly, or remarkably; very: three little girls in spanking new dresses. 1
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Origin of spanking
First appearance:
before 1660 One of the 46% oldest English words
1660-70; perhaps < Scandinavian; compare Danish, Norwegian spanke, Swedish spånka to strut
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Parts of speech for Spanking
noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
spanking popularity
A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 71% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.
Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".
spanking usage trend in Literature
This diagram is provided by Google Ngram ViewerSynonyms for spanking
adj spanking
- alacritous — cheerful readiness, promptness, or willingness: We accepted the invitation with alacrity.
- ball of fire — a very lively person
- barrelling — a cylindrical wooden container with slightly bulging sides made of staves hooped together, and with flat, parallel ends.
- bullier — a blustering, quarrelsome, overbearing person who habitually badgers and intimidates smaller or weaker people.
- bulliest — a blustering, quarrelsome, overbearing person who habitually badgers and intimidates smaller or weaker people.
noun spanking
- caning — a beating with a cane as a punishment
- corporal punishment — Corporal punishment is the punishment of people by hitting them.
- flagellation — the act or process of flagellating.
- hiding — the pelt or skin of one of the larger animals (cow, horse, buffalo, etc.), raw or dressed.
- whipping — an instrument for striking, as in driving animals or in punishing, typically consisting of a lash or other flexible part with a more rigid handle.
adjective spanking
- enterprising — Having or showing initiative and resourcefulness.
- new — other than the former or the old: a new era; in the New World.
- rad — Informal. radical.
Top questions with spanking
- what is a spanking?
- how to give a spanking?
- why spanking is bad?
- what does the bible say about spanking?
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