different between spanking vs shanking

English

Pronunciation

• (UK) IPA^(key): /?spæ?k??/

Etymology

From spank +? -ing.

Verb

spanking

1. present participle of spank

Adjective

spanking (not comparable)

1. Fast and energetic.

   a spanking pace

   • I'd like nothing better this minute, said Mr Browne stoutly, than a rattling fine walk in the country or a fast drive with a good spanking goer between the shafts.
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

Noun

spanking (plural spankings)

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

   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

2. An incident of such punishment, or such physical act in a non-punitive context, such as a birthday spanking.
   • 2001, John Rosemond, John Rosemond's New Parent Power!

     Some people think spankings of any sort constitute child abuse.

Translations

Related terms

• spankingly

References

• spanking in The Century Dictionary, New York, N.Y.: The Century Co., 1911.
• spanking at OneLook Dictionary Search
• “spanking” in Dictionary.com Unabridged, Dictionary.com, LLC, 1995–present.
• “spanking”, in Merriam–Webster Online Dictionary, (Please provide a date or year).
• “spanking”, in Lexico, Dictionary.com; Oxford University Press, 2019–present.

English

Verb

shanking

1. present participle of shank