wrist-slap
wrist-slap · wrist-slaps · wrist-slapped · wrist-slapping
To reprimand mildlyTo reprimand mildly.
Meaning
1 senses(idiomatic)To reprimand mildly.
You know the mother will probably only wrist-slap her "little angel" with a tsk-tsk. No wonder the kid is a little terror.
Translations
1 languagesForms
wrist-slaps, wrist-slapping, wrist-slapped, wrist-slapped| Base form | wrist-slap · to wrist-slap |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | wrist-slaps |
| Present participle | wrist-slapping |
| Past simple | wrist-slapped |
| Past participle | wrist-slapped |
irregular
Synonyms
5 synonymskid-gloveslap someone's wristslap on the wristslap on the armslap on the hand
Lessons for this word
3 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb
- A1Past simple, regular verbs — Because of its past form
- A2Present perfect: introduction — Because of its past participle