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

Camille twists to face me, her shiny brown ponytail smacking against the window.

From Literature

He slings his backpack over his shoulder so hard that it makes a smacking sound.

From Literature

I had to draw up short to keep from smacking right into her.

From Literature

A mother-of-two says she is "baffled" that smacking a child was ever legal in Wales, nearly three years on from a ban being introduced.

From BBC

There were brief respites, but things seldom got easier: “The wind whipped up at noon and sleet came smacking down,” Mr. Tesson recalls.

From The Wall Street Journal