spanking Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun the act of slapping on the buttocks
    • he gave the brat a good spanking
  2. verb give a spanking to; subject to a spanking
    larrup; paddle; spank.
  3. adjective satellite quick and energetic
    zippy; brisk; alert; snappy; lively; merry; rattling.
    • a brisk walk in the park
    • a lively gait
    • a merry chase
    • traveling at a rattling rate
    • a snappy pace
    • a spanking breeze

WordNet


Spank"ing adjective
Definitions
  1. Moving with a quick, lively pace, or capable of so doing; dashing.
    Four spanking grays ready harnessed. G. Colman, the Younger.
  2. Large; considerable. Colloq.

Webster 1913