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smacking

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smack·ing  (smkng)
adj.
Brisk; vigorous; spanking: a smacking breeze.
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Noun1.smacking - the act of smacking something; a blow delivered with an open hand
slap, smack
spank - a slap with the flat of the hand
blow - a powerful stroke with the fist or a weapon; "a blow on the head"
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"In short," concluded the parson, decisively smacking his leg with his switch, "there's hardly such another family in England.
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At last he saw him: the rosy boy had tossed about till he lay across the bed with his head lower than the pillow, and was smacking his lips in his sleep and breathing evenly.
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The Fairy gave him the sugar and Pinocchio, after chewing and swallowing it in a twinkling, said, smacking his lips:
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