different between smacking vs smocking

smacking

English

Verb

smacking

  1. present participle of smack

Noun

smacking (plural smackings)

  1. A series of smacks; the act by which somebody is smacked.
    children who received regular smackings

Adjective

smacking (not comparable)

  1. That resounds with a loud smack or series of smacks.

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smocking

English

Etymology

From smock +? -ing.

Pronunciation

  • (Received Pronunciation) IPA(key): /?sm?k??/
  • (General American) IPA(key): /?sm?k??/
  • Rhymes: -?k??
  • Hyphenation: smock?ing

Noun

smocking (countable and uncountable, plural smockings)

  1. (sewing) An embroidery technique in which the fabric is gathered and then embroidered with decorative stitches to hold the gathers in place; the product of the use of this embroidery technique.

Related terms

  • smock
  • smocker

Translations

Verb

smocking

  1. present participle of smock

Notes

References

Further reading

  • smocking on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Anagrams

  • mockings

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