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

It was a stunning move, smacking of a coach who either feels he had nothing to lose or possibly feels he has lost it already at Spurs.

From BBC • Mar. 10, 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

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