Definitions for spanking
ˈspæŋ kɪŋspank·ing

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:1.0 / 1 vote

1. spankingadjective

   the act of slapping on the buttocks

   "he gave the brat a good spanking"

2. alert, brisk, lively, merry, rattling, snappy, spanking, zippyadjective

   quick and energetic

   "a brisk walk in the park"; "a lively gait"; "a merry chase"; "traveling at a rattling rate"; "a snappy pace"; "a spanking breeze"

WiktionaryRate this definition:2.5 / 2 votes

1. spankingnoun

   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 tresle or A-frame, with or without constraints

2. spankingnoun

   An incident of such punishment, or such physical act in a non-punitive context, such as a birthday spanking.

3. spankingadverb

   An intensifier.

   brand spanking new

4. spankingadjective

   Fast and energetic.

   a spanking pace

5. spankingadjective

   Brisk and fresh.

   a spanking breeze

6. spankingadjective

   remarkable of its kind.

   a spanking good time

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Spanking

   of Spank

2. Spankingadjective

   moving with a quick, lively pace, or capable of so doing; dashing

3. Spankingadjective

   large; considerable

WikidataRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Spanking

   Spanking is the act of striking the buttocks of another person to cause temporary pain without producing physical injury. It generally involves one person striking the buttocks of another person with an open hand. When an open hand is used, spanking is referred to in some countries as slapping or smacking. More severe forms of spanking, such as switching, paddling, belting, caning, whipping, and birching, involve the use of an implement instead of a hand. Corporal punishment is most commonly used to discipline an infant, child, or teenager. It generally involves an adult – typically a parent, guardian, or teacher – striking the child's buttocks as punishment for unacceptable behavior. Historically, boys have tended to be more frequently spanked than girls. Some countries have outlawed the spanking of children in every setting, but many allow it at least when administered by a parent or guardian. For the legal status of corporal punishment in different countries, see Corporal punishment in the home and School corporal punishment. In some cultures, the spanking of a wife by her husband is considered an acceptable form of domestic discipline, though the practice is far less common than it used to be. In other contexts, the spanking of an adult can be considered a playful gesture during a social ritual or as a form of entertainment.

Dictionary of Nautical TermsRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. spanking

   Going along with a fresh breeze when the spanker tells, as the aft well-boomed out-sail. The word is also used to denote strength, spruceness, and size, as a spanking breeze, a spanking frigate, &c.

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1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say spanking in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of spanking in Chaldean Numerology is: 1

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of spanking in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of spanking in a Sentence

1. Texas Sen. Ted Cruz:

   Was Secretary Clinton awake or asleep when four Americans were being murdered? We don't know to this day, we do know Hillary told her daughter Chelsea, 'Well gosh, I knew it was a terrorist attack,' while we were out telling the American people it wasn't. You know, I'll tell you, in my house, if my daughter Catherine, the 5-year-old, says something she knows to be false, she gets a spanking.

2. Adrian Peterson:

   No one knows how I felt when I turned Adrian Peterson child around after spanking him and seeing what I had left on his leg, No one knows that Dad sat there and apologized to him, hugged him and told him that I didn't mean to do this to you and how sorry I was.

3. Kelly Clarkson:

   So that’s a tricky thing when you’re out in public, ’cause then people are like, you know, they think that’s wrong or something, but I find nothing wrong with a spanking.

4. Will Durant:

   Tired mothers find that spanking takes less time than reasoning and penetrates sooner to the seat of the memory.

5. Matt Cartwright:

   I think about the close-knit confines of judicial chambers, you have a brand-spanking-new lawyer out of law school...( who) regards the federal judge that he or she works for as part of the pantheon of demigods.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=spanking
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Spanking
3. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spanking
4. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=spanking
5. ^ Dictionary of Nautical Terms
   https://www.gutenberg.org/cache/epub/26000/pg26000-images.html#:~:text=spanking