smacking

[ smak-ing ]

/ ˈsmæk ɪŋ /

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adjective

smart, brisk, or strong, as a breeze.

Chiefly British Slang. smashing.

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Origin of smacking

First recorded in 1585–95; smack² + -ing²

OTHER WORDS FROM smacking

smack·ing·ly, adverb

Words nearby smacking

smack dab, smackdown, smacker, smackeroo, smackhead, smacking, small, small advertisement, smallage, small arm, small arms

How to use smacking in a sentence

Here's our pick of the most lip-smacking U.S. food festivals for summer 2014.
America’s Best Summer Food Festivals|Lonely Planet|July 5, 2014|DAILY BEAST
“Yelling and screaming and smacking me,” Thicke half-raps on the dark, paranoid track.
Robin Thicke’s ‘Paula’ Is What You Shouldn’t Do When You Get Dumped|Andrew Romano|June 26, 2014|DAILY BEAST
What about the law against the IRS smacking Tea Party-type nonprofits over the head with a two-by-four?
PJ’s Political Forecast: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatheads|P. J. O’Rourke|March 14, 2014|DAILY BEAST
She did a pretty good job at first, but she did get a little bit hurt by smacking her bow arm with the string.
‘Catching Fire’: How Jennifer Lawrence Learned to Shoot a Bow and Arrow|Kevin Fallon|November 26, 2013|DAILY BEAST

The Daily Mail reports with lip-smacking partisanship below.
The Worst Scandal in British Medical History|David Frum|February 6, 2013|DAILY BEAST
They scorned the idea of making bunks, as smacking too much of civilization, and at night slept on boughs covered with blankets.
The Rival Campers|Ruel Perley Smith
He went into the room below, knocked the neck off a wine bottle and poured the contents into a mug and drank, smacking his lips.
The Light That Lures|Percy Brebner
We had enough for baked apples and cream all winter, anyhow, Stella reckoned, smacking her lips at the thought.
The Idyl of Twin Fires|Walter Prichard Eaton
They slackened their talk and began smacking their lips over ship-biscuit, marmalade, and tea.
Tramping on Life|Harry Kemp
"Ah, I perceive that we are going to have hot biscuits for supper tonight," remarked Phil, smacking his lips.
The Ranger Boys and the Border Smugglers|Claude A. Labelle

British Dictionary definitions for smacking

smacking

/ (ˈsmækɪŋ) /

adjective

brisk; livelya smacking breeze

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