Meaning

1 senses
  1. A series of smacks; the act by which somebody is smacked.

    children who received regular smackings

More definitions
  • the act of smacking something; a blow delivered with an open hand

Forms

plural: smackings
Singularsmacking
Pluralsmackings

regular

Synonyms

2 synonyms
Close in meaning
  • the act of smacking something; a blow delivered with an open hand:smackslap

Word family

1 related words
Relatedsmack

See also

neighbours in the dictionary

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