spanking

English Online Dictionary. What means spanking‎? What does spanking mean?

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈspæŋkɪŋ/

Etymology 1

From spank (“to move energetically”) +‎ -ing.

Verb

spanking

1. present participle of spank

Adjective

spanking (not comparable)

1. Fast and energetic.
2. (often nautical) Brisk and fresh.

   a spanking breeze

Synonyms

• striking

Adverb

spanking (not comparable)

1. (colloquial, now usually with “new”) An intensifier.

   brand spanking new

   a spanking good time

   spanking clean

   spanking white

Derived terms

• spankingly
• spanking new

Etymology 2

From spank (“to punish by swatting”) +‎ -ing (participial suffix) and -ing (gerundial suffix).

Verb

spanking

1. present participle of spank

Noun

spanking (countable and uncountable, plural spankings)

1. (uncountable) A form of physical punishment in which a beating is applied to the buttocks.

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

Translations

References

• “spanking”, in The Century Dictionary […], New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911, →OCLC.
• “spanking”, in OneLook Dictionary Search.
• “spanking”, in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
• “spanking”, in Merriam-Webster Online Dictionary, Springfield, Mass.: Merriam-Webster, 1996–present.
• “spanking”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–2022.