smacking

American  

[smak-ing] / ˈsmæk ɪŋ /

adjective

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

2. Chiefly British Slang. smashing.

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smacking British  

/ ˈsmækɪŋ /

adjective

1. brisk; lively

   a smacking breeze

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Other Word Forms

• smackingly
  adverb

Etymology

Origin of smacking

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

Example Sentences

There have been countless other important space-related milestones since Apollo 17, our last moon visit, but what’s more dramatic than bouncing around in one-sixth of Earth’s gravity and smacking golf balls between lunar craters?

From Salon • Apr. 7, 2026

The first thing she does in the morning is give her phone 30 vigorous shakes, smacking it with one hand into the palm of the other.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 4, 2026

We don’t like despots and dictators and monarchs or anything smacking of royalty.

From Slate • Feb. 16, 2026

This was up from 3,900 before the so-called smacking ban.

From BBC • Dec. 18, 2025

He gives me the number and moves aside, and there’s Ebony, with her cane and her velvet pants, smacking her lips.

From "It’s Kind of a Funny Story" by Ned Vizzini