spanking

verb

1. (form-of, participle, present)present participle of spank
2. (form-of, participle, present)present participle of spank

adj

1. (not-comparable)Fast and energetic.

   “a spanking pace”

   “'I'd like nothing better this minute,' said Mr Browne stoutly, 'than a rattling fine walk in the country or a fast drive with a good spanking goer between the shafts.'”

   “On both the Gothland and the Öland Railway, a spanking railcar provides an alternative to riding in the wayward, steam-driven mixed train, but the latter is the proper conveyance for a real railway lover, even over the flat, limestone plains which form much of the Baltic island scenery.”

2. (not-comparable, often)Brisk and fresh.

   “a spanking breeze”

adv

1. (colloquial, not-comparable, usually)An intensifier.

   “brand spanking new”

   “a spanking good time”

   “spanking clean”

   “spanking white”

noun

1. (uncountable)A form of physical punishment in which a beating is applied to the buttocks.

   “Domestic spanking is often endured over the knee (or lap), formal spanking rather applied over a contraption such as a trestle or A-frame, with or without constraints.”

2. (countable)An incident of such punishment, or such physical act in a non-punitive context, such as a birthday spanking.

   “Some people think spankings of any sort constitute child abuse.”