[+ obj] : to hit (someone) on the buttocks with your hand as a form of punishment
▪ Parents shouldn't spank their children.
▪ Parents shouldn't spank their children.
— spanking noun, plural spankings [count]
▪ If you don't stop jumping on the couch, you're going to get a spanking. [=get spanked] ▪ She gave him a spanking. [=spanked him]
▪ If you don't stop jumping on the couch, you're going to get a spanking. [=get spanked] ▪ She gave him a spanking. [=spanked him]





