单词 | spanking |
释义 | spanking From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishspankingspank‧ing1 /ˈspæŋkɪŋ/ noun [countable, uncountable]the act of hitting a child on their bottom with your open hand, as a punishmentget a spanking! If you don’t stop that noise, you’ll Examples from the Corpusspanking• Parents typically use threats and spankings when they feel powerless and angry.• Still, I was willing to risk spankings for a taste of what I thought was out there.spankingspanking2 adverb informal1 → spanking new2 → spanking cleanspankingspanking3 adjective British English → at a spanking pace/rateOrigin spanking1 (1800-1900) spank spanking2 (1600-1700) Perhaps from a Scandinavian language |
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