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How to pronounce smacking in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms slap, smack
Type of blow
Has types spank
Derivation smack

Examples of smacking

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Delgado followed by smacking a 1-1 pitch off the Azek sign in the home bullpen.
From the lohud.com
Football food is also primarily cheesy and creamy and lip-smacking greasy good.
From the al.com
A penalty is called on Zach Parise for smacking Orpik in the face with his stick.
From the post-gazette.com
Ferro got into the act with the bat as well, smacking two doubles and a single.
From the timesunion.com
He bumped, hip-checked and, at all times, kept a hand within smacking distance.
From the sportsillustrated.cnn.com
I e-mailed my friend Laurie in a panic, hoping she'd give me a verbal smacking.
From the timesunion.com
A few minutes of bumping and wing smacking followed a few seconds of strutting.
From the kansas.com
What could be better than repeatedly smacking an A List celebrity about the head?
From the hecklerspray.com
Here are his lip-smacking te reo tips on how to lay down the perfect earth hangi.
From the nzherald.co.nz
More examples
  • Deliver a hard blow to; "The teacher smacked the student who had misbehaved"
  • Bang: directly; "he ran bang into the pole"; "ran slap into her"
  • Slap: a blow from a flat object (as an open hand)
  • Have an element suggestive (of something); "his speeches smacked of racism"; "this passage smells of plagiarism"
  • Relish: the taste experience when a savoury condiment is taken into the mouth
  • A sailing ship (usually rigged like a sloop or cutter) used in fishing and sailing along the coast
  • Have a distinctive or characteristic taste; "This tastes of nutmeg"
  • Big H: street names for heroin
  • Kiss lightly