Speakur

Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

smacking

/smˈækɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.02 in modern English

Syllables
smack-ing
IPA
/smˈækɪŋ/
17
Scrabble Score
8
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

verb

present participle and gerund of smack

noun

A series of smacks; the act by which somebody is smacked.

adj

That resounds with a loud smack or series of smacks.

Example Sentences

Inflected Forms

smackings (plural)

Synonyms

smack slap

Rhymes With

attacking tracking backing lacking packing cracking hacking stacking racking nerve-racking sacking jacking

Questions

How do you pronounce smacking?
The recorded pronunciation is /smˈækɪŋ/.
What does smacking mean?
present participle and gerund of smack

How to pronounce smacking

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