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Word entry · 8 letters

spanking

Best crossword clue

"Brisk and lively"

8 letters · collected on this word page

8 lettersPronunciation /ˈspæŋkɪŋ/Part of speech adjective, nounSorted agiknnpsStarts with SEnds with G1 cluesCommon crossword word
1S2P3A4N5K6I7N8G

Definitions

  1. quick and energetic

Word origin

From spank (“to move energetically”) + -ing.

Used in a sentence

  • a spanking pace
  • 'I'd like nothing better this minute,' said Mr Browne stoutly, 'than a rattling fine walk in the country or a fast drive with a good spanking goer between the shafts.'
  • a spanking breeze

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