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How to pronounce spank in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms larrup, paddle
Type of beat, beat up, work over
Derivation spanker, spanking
Type Words
Type of slap, smack, smacking

Examples of spank

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I spank, I yell, and I sometimes let them play video games for 3 hours straight.
From the blogs.psychcentral.com
So juicy it's like a spank on the tongue, think sweet tarts, a very festive wine.
From the forbes.com
Do you think that the federal government should be allowed to spank children?
From the newsweek.com
If you notice me doing any such thing come September, please spank me with comments.
From the swampland.time.com
Pretty sure when they were born, the obstetrician didn't spank the babies.
From the al.com
Perhaps that judge should actually try to spank someone with a wooden spoon some time.
From the infowars.com
You spank your kids, put them in corners, wash their mouths out with soap.
From the blogs.psychcentral.com
I don't spank or yell but do tell him he's a bad dog and show him the pee.
From the sfgate.com
I went to spank her butt and she moved, so instead, I slapped her back.
From the ocregister.com
More examples
  • A slap with the flat of the hand
  • Give a spanking to; subject to a spanking
  • (spanking) alert: quick and energetic; "a brisk walk in the park"; "a lively gait"; "a merry chase"; "traveling at a rattling rate"; "a snappy pace"; "a spanking breeze"
  • (spanking) the act of slapping on the buttocks; "he gave the brat a good spanking"
  • "Spank" is a single by London glam rock band, Rachel Stamp. This single was the first release via the Cruisin' Records label, an independent record label set up by the band's manager, Sil Wilcox and distributed across the UK by Pinnacle. ...
  • Spanking is a form of corporal punishment commonly used to discipline a toddler, child, and teenagers It typically consists of an adult striking the child's bottom in reaction to poor behavior, with either an open hand or an implement, without producing physical injury. ...
  • An instance of spanking, separately or part of a multiple blows-beating; a smack, swat or slap; A slapping sound, as produced by spanking; To beat, smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object, as punishment, gesture or form of sexual interaction; To soundly defeat, to ...
  • (spanking) A form of physical punishment in which a beating is applied to the buttocks; An incident of such punishment, or such physical act in a non-punitive context, such as a birthday spanking; Fast and energetic; Brisk and fresh; remarkable of its kind; An intensifier
  • (Spanking) Applied to a wind, or movement of a vessel, to denote brisk and lively.