smacking

smacking
Synonyms and related words:
active, activist, activistic, acute, aggressive, alive, animated, bouncing, bouncy, breezy, brisk, bubbly, chipper, dynamic, ebullient, effervescent, energetic, enterprising, enthusiastic, forceful, forcible, frisky, full of go, full of life, full of pep, go-go, hearty, impetuous, incisive, intense, keen, kinetic, live, lively, living, lusty, mercurial, mettlesome, militant, peppy, perky, pert, quicksilver, robust, snappy, spanking, spirited, sprightly, spry, strenuous, strong, take-charge, take-over, trenchant, vibrant, vigorous, vivacious, vivid, zestful, zesty, zingy, zippy

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  • Smacking — Smack ing, n. A sharp, quick noise; a smack. [1913 Webster] Like the faint smacking of an after kiss. Dryden. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • Smacking — Smack ing, a. Making a sharp, brisk sound; hence, brisk; as, a smacking breeze. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • smacking — [smakiŋ] adj. [prp. of SMACK2] brisk; sharp; lively …   English World dictionary

  • smacking — smack·ing || smækɪŋ n. slapping with an open hand or flat object adj. excellent, wonderful (Slang); brisk, vigorous smæk n. faint taste, slight hint; little bit, small amount; slap; opening and closing of the lips accompanied by a sharp… …   English contemporary dictionary

  • Smacking — Smack Smack, v. i. [imp. & p. p. {Smacked}; p. pr. & vb. n. {Smacking}.] [OE. smaken to taste, have a taste, from the noun; cf. AS. smecan taste; akin to D. smaken, G. schmecken, OHG. smechen to taste, smach?n to have a taste (and, derived from… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • smacking — adjective Date: 1820 brisk, lively < a smacking breeze > …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • smacking — noun the act of smacking something; a blow delivered with an open hand • Syn: ↑smack, ↑slap • Derivationally related forms: ↑slap (for: ↑slap), ↑smack, ↑smack ( …   Useful english dictionary

  • smacking — smackingly, adv. /smak ing/, adj. 1. smart, brisk, or strong, as a breeze. 2. Chiefly Brit. Slang. smashing. [1585 95; SMACK2 + ING2] * * * …   Universalium

  • smacking — a. Brisk, fresh, smart …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • smacking — /ˈsmækɪŋ/ (say smaking) adjective 1. smart, brisk, or strong, as a breeze. 2. unusually big or large. {smack2 + ing2} …  

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