1
: remarkable of its kind
2
: being fresh and strong : brisk
Examples of spanking in a Sentence
Adjective
a spanking and speedy little horse
Adverb
He keeps his apartment spanking clean.
the bathroom tiles were spanking white when she finished cleaning them
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Christina Erickson, The Conversation, 18 Apr. 2025
The rapper born Jeffrey Bruce Atkins was all over the place, promoting his spanking new Amber & Opal, a top shelf honey botanical whiskey.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2025
Christina Capatides, CBS News, 11 May 2018
Is this just about opportunistic politicians dipping into state coffers so they can be photographed cutting the ribbon at a spanking new factory?
—New York Times, 8 May 2018
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Adjective
Most spanking ends by the age of 12, partly because children this age are able to fight back.
—Christina Erickson, The Conversation, 18 Apr. 2025
The rapper born Jeffrey Bruce Atkins was all over the place, promoting his spanking new Amber & Opal, a top shelf honey botanical whiskey.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 27 Jan. 2025
Adverb
There was Vice President Biden's inaugural bromance selfie with President Obama on his brand spanking new Instagram account.
—Christina Capatides, CBS News, 11 May 2018
Is this just about opportunistic politicians dipping into state coffers so they can be photographed cutting the ribbon at a spanking new factory?
—New York Times, 8 May 2018
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“Spanking.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/spanking. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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spanking
1 of 2 adjective
spank·ing
ˈspaŋ-kiŋ 
: brisk sense 1, lively
a spanking breeze
spanking
2 of 2 adverb
: very entry 2 sense 2
a spanking clean floor
spanking new
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