Meaning & use
smacking
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Hitting someone or something sharply with the palm of the hand or a flat surface.
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The teacher was smacking her ruler against the desk to get attention.
He accidentally smacked his head on the low doorway.
A note on using this word
In British informal usage, 'smacking' can also serve as an intensifier meaning excellent, as in 'a smacking good story.'
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