slapping — ozdic

Collocations

5

ADJ.

great, happy, right

VERB + SLAPPING

back, cried, felt, like, said, started

SLAPPING + NOUN

boldi, boy, cheek, collie, layla, magazine, mary, somebody

PREP.

after, down, in, on, without

ADV.

away, instead

Definitions

noun

1

The act of giving a slap or slaps

2

The slap bass technique

adj

1

Very large; whopping.

It remains to be seen whether she will retain her coat after whelping; if she does, then Americans will be able to admire a slapping great collie bitch — a matron of the robust kind yet retaining all those graces of the collie female of quality.

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Example Bank

6

01

It remains to be seen whether she will retain her coat after whelping; if she does, then Americans will be able to admire a slapping great collie bitch — a matron of the robust kind yet retaining all

Wiktionary

02

Instead of slapping him in the face, she spit in it, and walked contemptuously away.

Tatoeba · #594443

03

After slapping Tom's right cheek, Mary stomped on his left foot.

Tatoeba · #1030162

04

After slapping Tom, Mary ran out of the room.

Tatoeba · #1030163

05

I felt like slapping her in the face.

Tatoeba · #3652846

06

"What ineffable twaddle!" I cried, slapping the magazine down on the table; "I never read such rubbish in my life."

Tatoeba · #6303767

Usage Notes

i Register

In some senses, slapping is marked as slang. Watch for register when choosing this word.