spanking
A form of physical punishment in which a beating is applied to the buttocksA form of physical punishment in which a beating is applied to the buttocks.
» Tom doesn't remember his parents ever spanking him.
Meaning
2 senses(uncountable)A form of physical punishment in which a beating is applied to the buttocks.
Domestic spanking is often endured over the knee (or lap), formal spanking rather applied over a contraption such as a trestle or A-frame, with or without constraints.
Haue
шлёпаниеšljópanije, по́ркаpórka
(countable)An incident of such punishment, or such physical act in a non-punitive context, such as a birthday spanking.
по́ркаpórka, трёпкаtrjópka, взбучкаvzbučka
- the act of slapping on the buttocks
Examples
27 sentencesTom doesn't remember his parents ever spanking him.
I don't remember my parents ever spanking me.
I remember my mother spanking me a lot.
Tom said he saw Mary spanking one of her children.
Tom says he doesn't remember his parents ever spanking him.
deTom sagt, er könne sich nicht erinnern, daß ihn seine Eltern je geschlagen hätten.
Translations
6 languagesBy meaning 2
By meaning 1
Origin
From spank (“to punish by swatting”) + -ing (participial suffix) and -ing (gerundial suffiFrom spank (“to punish by swatting”) + -ing (participial suffix) and -ing (gerundial suffix).
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Forms
plural: spankingsWord family
2 related wordsLessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Countable and uncountable nouns — Because it can be uncountable