spanking
spanking is a polysyllabic word with 2 syllables. Using the Knuth-Liang algorithm, we calculated the hyphenation for the word you’ve entered. However, this hyphenation has not been verified against authoritative sources and may be approximate. This is because the algorithm relies on pre-defined patterns that may not cover all exceptions, contextual variations, or irregular spellings. We are working to verify hyphenations against trusted sources to ensure greater accuracy. For now, spanking is hyphenated as:
Definitions ofspanking
- To beat, smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object, as punishment, gesture, or form of sexual interaction.
- To soundly defeat, to trounce.
- To hit very hard
- To move rapidly.
Example: "The ship was really spanking along."
- A form of physical punishment in which a beating is applied to the buttocks.
Example: "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"
- An incident of such punishment, or such physical act in a non-punitive context, such as a birthday spanking.
- Fast and energetic.
Example: "a spanking pace"
- Brisk and fresh.
Example: "a spanking breeze"
- (now usually with “new”) An intensifier.
Example: "a spanking good time"
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