1. The act of slapping on the buttocks
   "he gave the brat a good spanking"

1. Quick and energetic
   "a spanking breeze";
   - alert, brisk, lively, merry, rattling, snappy [informal], zippy [informal]

1. Give a spanking to; subject to a spanking
   "The old-fashioned teacher would spank misbehaving students";
   - paddle [N. Amer], larrup [informal]

Derived forms: spankings

See also: energetic

Type of: beat, beat up, correction, discipline, work over [informal]

Encyclopedia: Spanking