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—smackingly, adv./smak"ing/, adj.1. smart, brisk, or strong, as a breeze.2. Chiefly Brit. Slang. smashing.[1585-95; SMACK2 + -ING2]
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Smacking — Smack ing, n. A sharp, quick noise; a smack. [1913 Webster] Like the faint smacking of an after kiss. Dryden. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Smacking — Smack ing, a. Making a sharp, brisk sound; hence, brisk; as, a smacking breeze. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
smacking — [smakiŋ] adj. [prp. of SMACK2] brisk; sharp; lively … English World dictionary
smacking — smack·ing || smækɪŋ n. slapping with an open hand or flat object adj. excellent, wonderful (Slang); brisk, vigorous smæk n. faint taste, slight hint; little bit, small amount; slap; opening and closing of the lips accompanied by a sharp… … English contemporary dictionary
Smacking — Smack Smack, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Smacked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Smacking}.] [OE. smaken to taste, have a taste, from the noun; cf. AS. smecan taste; akin to D. smaken, G. schmecken, OHG. smechen to taste, smach?n to have a taste (and, derived from… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
smacking — adjective Date: 1820 brisk, lively < a smacking breeze > … New Collegiate Dictionary
smacking — noun the act of smacking something; a blow delivered with an open hand • Syn: ↑smack, ↑slap • Derivationally related forms: ↑slap (for: ↑slap), ↑smack, ↑smack ( … Useful english dictionary
smacking — Synonyms and related words: active, activist, activistic, acute, aggressive, alive, animated, bouncing, bouncy, breezy, brisk, bubbly, chipper, dynamic, ebullient, effervescent, energetic, enterprising, enthusiastic, forceful, forcible, frisky,… … Moby Thesaurus
smacking — a. Brisk, fresh, smart … New dictionary of synonyms
smacking — /ˈsmækɪŋ/ (say smaking) adjective 1. smart, brisk, or strong, as a breeze. 2. unusually big or large. {smack2 + ing2} …
