Slapping

//ˈslæpɪŋ// adj, noun, verb, slang

adj, noun, verb, slang ·Moderate ·College level

Definitions

Noun
  1. 1
    The act of giving a slap or slaps
  2. 2
    The slap bass technique
Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of slap form-of, gerund, participle, present
Adjective
  1. 1
    Very large; whopping. slang

    "It remains to be seen whether she will retain her coat after whelping; if she does, then Americans will be able to admire a slapping great collie bitch — a matron of the robust kind yet retaining all those graces of the collie female of quality."

Synonyms

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bangingblastingburstingexplosivepoppingrapping

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"Instead of slapping him in the face, she spit in it, and walked contemptuously away."

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