smacking

American  

[smak-ing] / ˈsmæk ɪŋ /

adjective

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

2. Chiefly British Slang. smashing.

---

smacking British  

/ ˈsmækɪŋ /

adjective

1. brisk; lively

   a smacking breeze

---

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

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

From Slate • Feb. 16, 2026

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 • Dec. 18, 2025

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 • Dec. 11, 2025

The stairs abruptly ended in a solid wall of ice, a wall he plowed right into, smacking his head against it with a loud conk.

From "Half Upon a Time" by James Riley