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

See Examples For:

smacking

The firm was flayed in 2018 by federal Judge Royce C. Lamberth of Washington, D.C., for engaging in what he labeled a “high-tech shakedown ... smacking of extortion.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026

The Department for Education in England said the government had no plans to change the law on smacking, but that the safety and wellbeing of children was a government priority.

From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026

However, there analysis could not prove a direct link between smacking and the results, as other factors might have influenced a child's life over the research period.

From BBC ● Jun. 10, 2026

Proposals to make smacking children illegal have been dropped from new laws making their way through the Northern Ireland Assembly.

From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2026

The boys did, too, some of them sweetly and shyly, some of them smacking it with their lips.

From "Bone Gap" by Laura Ruby