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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024spank•ing /ˈspæŋkɪŋ/USA pronunciation adj. - moving rapidly;
quick and vigorous;
brisk:a spanking breeze. - unusually fine, great, large, etc.:a spanking limousine.
adv. - extremely;
very:spanking clean.
n. - an act or instance of striking a person repeatedly on the buttocks with the open hand, esp. as a punishment: [countable]gave her child a spanking.[uncountable]She doesn't believe spanking is a good form of punishment.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024spank•ing (spang′king),USA pronunciation adj. - moving rapidly and smartly.
- quick and vigorous:a spanking pace.
- blowing briskly:a spanking breeze.
- [Informal.]unusually fine, great, large, etc.;
remarkable;
distinctive:a spanking monogram in gold embroidery.
adv. - [Informal.]extremely, strikingly, or remarkably;
very:three little girls in spanking new dresses.
- Scandinavian; compare Danish, Norwegian spanke, Swedish spånka to strut
- perh. 1660–70
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