Spanking

Word Type

Noun

Verb

Adjective

Adverb

Adjective

The word "spanking" can be used as noun, verb, adjective, adverb and adjective.

Word Relationships

Capable Of

negative feedback

Derived Terms

spanking new spankingly

Derived From

Inflected/Variant Forms

Context

nautical now usually with new

Broader Terms (Hypernyms)

correction discipline

Type Of (IsA)

discipline hitting

Related Terms

beating buttocks energetic physical punishment spank spankingly

Similar Terms

Synonym Network

rattling striking

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Data sourced from Wiktionary, WordNet, CMU, and other open linguistic databases. Updated March 2026.