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Adjective spanking has 1 sense

brisk, lively, merry, rattling, snappy, spanking, zippy - quick and energetic; "a brisk walk in the park"; "a lively gait"; "a merry chase"; "traveling at a rattling rate"; "a snappy pace"; "a spanking breeze"
Antonyms: lethargic, unergetic (indirect, via energetic)

Noun spanking has 1 sense

spanking - the act of slapping on the buttocks; "he gave the brat a good spanking"
--₁ is a kind of discipline, correction

Derived form: verb spank₁

Verb spank has 1 sense

spank, paddle, larrup - give a spanking to; subject to a spanking
--₁ is one way to beat, beat up, work over

Derived forms: noun spanker₁, noun spanking₁, noun spank₁
Sample sentence:
Somebody ----s somebody