'Spanking' definitions:

Definition of 'spanking'

(from WordNet)
adjective
Quick and energetic; "a brisk walk in the park"; "a lively gait"; "a merry chase"; "traveling at a rattling rate"; "a snappy pace"; "a spanking breeze" [syn: alert, brisk, lively, merry, rattling, snappy, spanking, zippy]
noun
The act of slapping on the buttocks; "he gave the brat a good spanking"

Definition of 'Spanking'

From: GCIDE
  • Spank \Spank\ (sp[a^][ng]k), v. t. [imp. & p. p. Spanked (sp[a^][ng]kt); p. pr. & vb. n. Spanking.] [Of unknown origin; cf. LG. spakken, spenkern, to run and spring about quickly.] To strike, as the breech, with the open hand; to slap. [1913 Webster]

Definition of 'spanking'

From: GCIDE
  • spanking \spank"ing\, a.
  • 1. Moving with a quick, lively pace, or capable of so doing; dashing. [1913 Webster]
  • Four spanking grays ready harnessed. --G. Colman, the Younger. [1913 Webster]
  • 2. Large; considerable. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster]
  • 3. Very; extremely; -- used especially in the phrase spanking new or brand spanking new, meaning completely new and unused. [informal] [PJC]

Synonyms of 'spanking'

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