smacking

[smak-ing]

adjective

1. smart, brisk, or strong, as a breeze.

2. Chiefly British Slang.,  smashing.

smacking

/ ˈsmækɪŋ /

adjective

1. brisk; lively

   a smacking breeze

Other Word Forms

• smackingly adverb

Word History and Origins

Origin of smacking¹

First recorded in 1585–95; smack ² + -ing ²

Example Sentences

Selecting Isak ahead of him lacked logic, smacking of a manager groping for answers, almost trying to get an expensive signing to play himself into the team.

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“Nobody trusts a founder who doesn’t use his own product,” he said, smacking his lips.

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In this video, Levi is seen with the pistol in his right hand, smacking a person in front of him.

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“Vanity Intro” has this sonic palette where you’re setting up a classic pop record, and then a reggaeton beat comes into the back half, directly smacking things together.

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"The way I found out, I went like this", Navratilova says, smacking her hands on the sides of her face as if shocked by something.

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