smacking
Americanadjective
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Smacking his head on a lamppost while chasing one woman and ogling another, Damien is transported to a parallel universe in which women don’t just run the world, the nature of the sexes has flipped.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026
With multiple different tours sampling restaurants on the strip and downtown, the Lip Smacking Foodie Tour offers a comprehensive way to try the very best restaurants that Las Vegas has to offer in style.
From Salon • May 18, 2022
Smacking his lips from across the interrogation table, makeup smearing his face like acid wash, The Joker takes an existential swipe at Batman halfway through Christopher Nolan’s The Dark Knight, and leaves a scar.
From The Verge • Jul. 16, 2018
Smacking children is to be banned in Scotland, the Scottish government has confirmed.
From BBC • Oct. 19, 2017
Smacking her lips frankly, she smiled at Dumbledore for the first time, and he didn’t hesitate to press his advantage.
From "Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince" by J.K. Rowling
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