smacking
present participle ofsmack
| 单词 | smacking |
| 释义 | smacking present participle ofsmack smack verb uk/smæk/us/smæk/[T] tohitsomeone or somethingforcefullywith theflatinsidepartofyourhand,producingashort,loudnoise,especiallyas a way ofpunishingachild: I never smack mychildren. I'll smackyourbottomif you don'tbehaveyourself. to hit someone or something
[IorT,usually+ adv/prep] tohitsomething hard against somethingelse: I smacked myheadon thecornerof theshelf. She smacked herbooksdownon thetableandstormedout of theroom. Hitting and beating
You can also find related words, phrases, and synonyms in the topics: Punishing by causing pain Idiomsmackyourlips Phrasal verbsmack ofsomething Examplesofsmackingsmacking In English, many past and present participles of verbs can be used as adjectives. Some of these examples may show the adjective use. This appeared to have played an important role in the cessation of less helpful parenting practices such as shouting,smackingand threatening. From theCambridge English Corpus Would not a really goodsmackingbe the best thing? From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 One could barely hear the evidence being given for the sound of lipssmackingin anticipation. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Because of the defence of reasonable chastisement,smackinghas been too easy. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 It is an archaic custom,smackinga little of the eighteenth century, and to some extent it impedes the taking of evidence overseas. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 That is asmackinggreat increase, amounting to £150 million. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 By making them wait for this increase they aresmackingthe old people where it hurts them most. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There are a variety of views onsmackingand reasonable chastisement. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 I am, personally, a strong opponent ofsmacking. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There were no significant differences in the views onsmackingheld by men and women, or by parents in different age groups. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 Occasionalsmackingis one end of a continuum of violence towards children. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 We took a great deal of evidence onsmackingby child carers and whether it should be regulated by law. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There is the danger, otherwise, of this organisationsmackingsomewhat of a supra-national body of commissioners, about which we in this country have strong reservations. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 There are those who would like any form ofsmackingto be outlawed. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 The important thing is that we give children equal protection with adults and that we outlawsmacking. From the Hansard archive Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0 These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors. |
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