spanking

UK
/ˈspæŋkɪŋ/
US
/ˈspæŋkɪŋ/

Translations

spankingnoun
spankings
pl
fesséePunitions corporelles, surtout infligées à un enfant.
The teacher was criticized for giving the student a spanking as a form of discipline.
L'enseignant a été critiqué pour avoir donné une fessée à l'élève comme forme de discipline.
racléeFamilier : défaite très nette dans une compétition ou un match.
The team received a spanking in the final match, losing by a wide margin.
L'équipe a reçu une raclée lors du match final, en perdant largement.
Additional translations
fesséeDans un contexte érotique ou BDSM.
spankingadjective
more spanking
Comp.
most spanking
Super.
UK
/ˈspæŋ.kɪŋ/
US
/ˈspæŋ.kɪŋ/
vifSens de vitesse ou d'allure vive.
The boat set off at a spanking pace down the river.
Le bateau s'est lancé à un rythme vif le long de la rivière.
tout neufSurtout dans l'expression « spanking new ».
He pulled a spanking new jersey from the packaging.
Il a sorti un maillot tout neuf de son emballage.
spankingadverb
UK
/ˈspæŋ.kɪŋ/
US
/ˈspæŋ.kɪŋ/
Informal intensifier used before adjectives and adverbs (e.g. 'spanking new').
toutRenforce un adjectif ou un adverbe ; emploi familier.
She bought a spanking new laptop.
Elle a acheté un ordinateur portable tout neuf.
spankverb

spanking

Gerund

spanked
Past Simple
spanked
Past Participle
spanking
Gerund
UK
/spæŋk/
US
/spæŋk/
The parent decided to spank the child for misbehaving at the store.
Le parent a décidé de fesser l’enfant pour son mauvais comportement au magasin.
Additional translations
laminerFamilier; sport et registre informel.
se branlerVulgaire; emploi argotique.

Definitions

spankingnoun
A form of physical punishment involving hitting someone, usually a child, on the buttocks with an open hand.
The teacher was criticized for giving the student a spanking as a form of discipline.
An instance or act of defeating someone decisively in a competition or contest.
The team received a spanking in the final match, losing by a wide margin.
A form of erotic play in which one person strikes another's buttocks for sexual arousal or gratification.
They enjoy consensual spanking as part of their intimate life.
spankingadjective
Brisk, lively, or fast-moving.
The boat set off at a spanking pace down the river.
Brand-new; completely fresh or unused (almost always in the phrase "spanking new").
He pulled a spanking new jersey from the packaging.
spankingadverb
Extremely; very (used as an intensifier before another adjective or adverb).
She bought a spanking new laptop.
spankverb
To strike someone, typically a child, on the buttocks with an open hand as a form of punishment.
The parent decided to spank the child for misbehaving at the store.
To defeat or surpass decisively; to thrash (informal).
The underdogs spanked the league champions 5–1.
To masturbate (usually in the slang phrase "spank the monkey").
"He confessed that he sometimes "spanks the monkey" before going to sleep."