different between spankingly vs spanking
spankingly
English
Etymology
From spanking +? -ly.
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?spæ?k??li/
- (US) IPA(key): /?spæ?k??li/
Adverb
spankingly (comparative more spankingly, superlative most spankingly)
- In a spanking manner; vigorously; freshly.
- 1843, John Howell, The man-o'-war's man, by Bill Truck (page 159)
- She is both wetting and getting up a fresh topsail on her after-mast — I see them crossing the yard even now. By my honour, she is a charming, lively creature, and goes through it spankingly.
- 2005, Lark Ellen Gould, Los Angeles Off the Beaten Path
- a modern and spankingly clean subway system
- 1843, John Howell, The man-o'-war's man, by Bill Truck (page 159)
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spanking
English
Pronunciation
- (UK) IPA(key): /?spæ?k??/
Etymology
From spank +? -ing.
Verb
spanking
- present participle of spank
Adjective
spanking (not comparable)
- 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.
- (often nautical) Brisk and fresh.
- a spanking breeze
Synonyms
- striking
Adverb
spanking (not comparable)
- (colloquial, now usually with “new”) An intensifier.
- brand spanking new
- a spanking good time
- spanking clean
- spanking white
Noun
spanking (plural spankings)
- 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
- 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.
- 2001, John Rosemond, John Rosemond's New Parent Power!
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.
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