What is another word for spanking?
Synonyms for spanking
ˈspæŋ kɪŋspank·ing
This thesaurus page includes all potential synonyms, words with the same meaning and similar terms for the word spanking.
Wiktionary
Princeton's WordNet
spankingadjective
the act of slapping on the buttocks
"he gave the brat a good spanking"
Antonyms:
lethargic, unenrgeticalert, brisk, lively, merry, rattling, snappy, spanking, zippyadjective
quick and energetic
"a brisk walk in the park"; "a lively gait"; "a merry chase"; "traveling at a rattling rate"; "a snappy pace"; "a spanking breeze"
Synonyms:
jovial, natty, marvelous, festive, rattling(a), brisk, wondrous, nipping, peppy, spruce, resilient, mirthful, jocund, frosty, festal, tremendous, grand, marvellous, snappy, live, racy, bouncing, watchful, lively, bouncy, wonderful, dapper, jolly, gay, springy, alive(p), tonic, fresh, awake(p), nippy, raffish, jaunty, fantastic, alert, merry, terrific, spiffy, rakish, rattling, snappish, howling(a), refreshful, dashing, spirited, full of life, bracing, crisp, whipping, refreshing, zippy, vitalAntonyms:
unenrgetic, lethargic
Words popularity by usage frequency
ranking | word | |
---|---|---|
#456 | gay | |
#461 | live | |
#1304 | ass | |
#1450 | grand | |
#2085 | fresh | |
#2450 | alert | |
#2767 | wonderful | |
#4089 | fantastic | |
#4760 | vital | |
#4895 | spanking | |
#8581 | merry | |
#8774 | tremendous | |
#8853 | striking | |
#10348 | beating | |
#11793 | crisp | |
#12244 | terrific | |
#12285 | lively | |
#13559 | refreshing | |
#15244 | spruce | |
#15287 | jolly | |
#17749 | festive | |
#18164 | bouncing | |
#19151 | marvelous | |
#19606 | spirited | |
#19985 | whipping | |
#21667 | tonic | |
#23063 | bouncy | |
#24283 | resilient | |
#27777 | frosty | |
#29587 | marvellous | |
#30505 | brisk | |
#31123 | wondrous | |
#34167 | bracing | |
#37517 | watchful | |
#38411 | snappy | |
#40868 | dashing | |
#41824 | zippy | |
#43415 | rattling | |
#47719 | racy | |
#51390 | spiffy | |
#57569 | dapper | |
#64241 | natty | |
#69127 | jovial | |
#77061 | peppy | |
#87861 | jaunty | |
#91935 | nipping | |
#95208 | springy | |
#117029 | nippy | |
#153268 | rakish | |
#182943 | festal | |
#199502 | mirthful | |
#238388 | snappish | |
#295546 | raffish | |
#305690 | jocund |
How to use spanking in a sentence?
Tired mothers find that spanking takes less time than reasoning and penetrates sooner to the seat of the memory.
No one knows how I felt when I turned Adrian Peterson child around after spanking him and seeing what I had left on his leg, No one knows that Dad sat there and apologized to him, hugged him and told him that I didn't mean to do this to you and how sorry I was.
So that’s a tricky thing when you’re out in public, ’cause then people are like, you know, they think that’s wrong or something, but I find nothing wrong with a spanking.
If it were an effective strategy, you would either see no correlation between spanking and child behavior, or you would see a correlation that's the opposite of what you do see, what you see is a positive correlation between spanking and higher levels of behavior problems. If it were effective you should see the opposite.
I think about the close-knit confines of judicial chambers, you have a brand-spanking-new lawyer out of law school...( who) regards the federal judge that he or she works for as part of the pantheon of demigods.
Translations for spanking
From our Multilingual Translation Dictionary
- ال� ربArabic
- výprask, nářezCzech
- tæskDanish
- HaueGerman
- ξύλισμαGreek
- nalgada, azotadoSpanish
- piiskausFinnish
- fesséeFrench
- ghreadadhIrish
- skelpinScottish Gaelic
- elfenekelésHungarian
- menggebukIndonesian
- sculacciata, totòItalian
- 尻叩きJapanese
- 매우, 곤장Korean
- LONGELatin
- pak voor de broek, voor de billen geven, billenkoekDutch
- spankingNorwegian
- laniePolish
- sova, coça, surraPortuguese
- strașnicRomanian
- шлёпание, взбучка, порка, трёпкаRussian
- ताडनSanskrit
- smiskSwedish
- palo sa puwitTagalog
- şaplakTurkish
- 拍击Chinese
Get even more translations for spanking »
Translation
Find a translation for the spanking synonym in other languages:
Select another language:
- - Select -
- 简体中文 (Chinese - Simplified)
- 繁體中文 (Chinese - Traditional)
- Español (Spanish)
- Esperanto (Esperanto)
- 日本語 (Japanese)
- Português (Portuguese)
- Deutsch (German)
- العربية (Arabic)
- Français (French)
- Русский (Russian)
- ಕನ್ನಡ (Kannada)
- 한국어 (Korean)
- עברית (Hebrew)
- Gaeilge (Irish)
- Українська (Ukrainian)
- اردو (Urdu)
- Magyar (Hungarian)
- मानक हिन्दी (Hindi)
- Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Italiano (Italian)
- தமிழ் (Tamil)
- Türkçe (Turkish)
- తెలుగు (Telugu)
- ภาษาไทย (Thai)
- Tiếng Việt (Vietnamese)
- Čeština (Czech)
- Polski (Polish)
- Bahasa Indonesia (Indonesian)
- Românește (Romanian)
- Nederlands (Dutch)
- Ελληνικά (Greek)
- Latinum (Latin)
- Svenska (Swedish)
- Dansk (Danish)
- Suomi (Finnish)
- فارسی (Persian)
- ייִדיש (Yiddish)
- հայերեն (Armenian)
- Norsk (Norwegian)
- English (English)
Citation
Use the citation below to add these synonyms to your bibliography:
Style:MLAChicagoAPA
"spanking." Synonyms.com. STANDS4 LLC, 2024. Web. 25 Apr. 2024. <https://www.synonyms.com/synonym/spanking>.
Discuss these spanking synonyms with the community:
Report Comment
We're doing our best to make sure our content is useful, accurate and safe.
If by any chance you spot an inappropriate comment while navigating through our website please use this form to let us know, and we'll take care of it shortly.
Attachment
You need to be logged in to favorite.
Log In