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Meanings of
smacking
in English
Portuguese
bofetada
Catalan
surra
Spanish
torta
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The act of smacking something; a blow delivered with an open hand.
slap
smack
Portuguese
bofetada
Usage of
smacking
in English
1
We must have had a bad connection: I distinctly heard lip
smacking
.
2
But only for a moment; the next, he was
smacking
his lips.
3
Their owners had been attentive, with questions
smacking
of meaningful Internet surfing.
4
Cursing loudly, I jumped, my left hand
smacking
out against the glass.
5
I heard their
smacking
footsteps and the sound of something more distant.
6
Trailed their line of march they did, hooting, grimacing and lip
smacking
.
7
I dreamt that I was
smacking
my lips over a venison steak.
8
Renfrew paced the lab floor,
smacking
one fist into the other palm.
9
Abelman must be kissing the original right now and
smacking
his lips.
10
Dropping his hand, he groaned and staggered back,
smacking
into the door.
11
Joabis met him,
smacking
his lips over a mug of foaming ale.
12
The children um'd and ah'd and made
smacking
noises with their mouths.
13
She tracked him down and started
smacking
him repeatedly across the head.
14
She made noises while she chewed,
smacking
her lips and breathing strangely.
15
The two astonishments looked up at him,
smacking
their lips with satisfaction.
16
Brady is a potbellied glutton prone to burping and
smacking
his lips.
Other examples for "smacking"
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smacking
Noun
Singular
smack
Verb
Present
Frequent collocations
loud smacking
blow a smacking
call smacking
mild smacking
Translations for
smacking
Portuguese
bofetada
Catalan
surra
bolet
mastegot
bufetada
Spanish
torta
Smacking
through the time
Smacking
across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common