Thesaurus results for SMACKING

smacking

verb

present participle of smack

as in slapping

to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner he smacked the punching bag one final time before heading to the showers

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Recent Examples of smacking Berfield — who played Reese, Dewey's older brother — watches the tween get picked on by a group of bullies before turning and smacking them with his bag. —

Meredith Wilshere, PEOPLE, 11 Apr. 2026 During the eclipse, as the moon was cloaked in darkness, the crew members spotted flashes of light from meteoroids smacking into the lunar surface. —

Denise Chow, NBC news, 11 Apr. 2026 Other incidents over the years have seen fans grab at Nikki Bella or actually smacking Alex Bliss on the backside as Nia Jax was carrying her over her shoulder from a previous segment. —

Matthew Couden, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026 In Los Angeles, Jonathon Redondo-Rosales was charged with assault for smacking an agent with a hat after a car struck him. —

Oriana Van Praag, New Yorker, 28 Mar. 2026 But a leadoff walk in the top of the 9th allowed Eugenio Suárez to knock in what would prove to be the winning run, smacking a double to left center field and scoring pinch runner Javier Sonoja. —

CBS News, 18 Mar. 2026 Her furious attempts to extricate herself from Ramirez ended with her smacking her head on the parking lot asphalt and Ramirez hitting her in the right eye, according to the arrest report. —

David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 9 Mar. 2026 Shepard attached the head of a 6-iron golf club to his sample collecting tool and was recorded smacking a couple golf balls across the lunar landscape. —

Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 6 Feb. 2026 But the night version of this sport requires players to really play tennis, rather than simply smacking the ball. —

Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 26 Jan. 2026

Recent Examples of Synonyms for smacking

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But there’s more to at-home extensions than slapping them on the crown of your head and heading out the door.

— Hunter Lacey, Allure, 9 Apr. 2026
That means going beyond slapping a flag on packaging in November.

— Peter Su, Rolling Stone, 1 Apr. 2026