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.
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» Tom doesn't remember his parents ever spanking him.
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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.
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
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
See also
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