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- [1] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
smack \smack\, v. i. imp. p. p. smacked; p. pr. vb. n.
smacking. oe. smaken to taste, have a taste, -- from the
noun; cf. as. smecan taste; akin to d. smaken, g. schmecken,
ohg. smechen to taste, smach?n to have a taste and, derived
from the same source, g. schmatzen to smack the lips, to kiss
with a sharp noise, mhg. smatzen, smackzeen, icel. smakka to
taste, sw. smaka, dan. smage. see 2d smack, n.
1. to have a smack; to be tinctured with any particular
taste.
1913 webster
2. to have or exhibit and indication or suggestion of the
presence of any character or quality; to have a taste, or
flavor; -- used with of; as, a remark smacking of
contempt.
1913 webster + pjc
all sects, all ages, smack of this vice. --shak.
1913 webster
3. to kiss with a close compression of the lips, so as to
make a sound when they separate; to kiss with a sharp
noise; to buss.
1913 webster
4. to make a noise by the separation of the lips after
tasting anything.
1913 webster
see also:
smacked smacking smack
- [2] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
smacking \smack"ing\, n.
a sharp, quick noise; a smack.
1913 webster
like the faint smacking of an after kiss. --dryden.
1913 webster
- [3] : The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
smacking \smack"ing\ sma^k"i^ng, a.
making a sharp, brisk sound; hence, brisk; as, a smacking
breeze.
1913 webster
- [4] : WordNet (r) 2.0
smacking
n : the act of smacking something; a blow delivered with an open
hand syn: smack, slap
see also:
smack slap
- [5] : Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
62 moby thesaurus words for "smacking":
active, activist, activistic, acute, aggressive, alive, animated,
bouncing, bouncy, breezy, brisk, bubbly, chipper, dynamic,
ebullient, effervescent, energetic, enterprising, enthusiastic,
forceful, forcible, frisky, full of go, full of life, full of pep,
go-go, hearty, impetuous, incisive, intense, keen, kinetic, live,
lively, living, lusty, mercurial, mettlesome, militant, peppy,
perky, pert, quicksilver, robust, snappy, spanking, spirited,
sprightly, spry, strenuous, strong, take-charge, take-over,
trenchant, vibrant, vigorous, vivacious, vivid, zestful, zesty,
zingy, zippy
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