"smacking" in the noun sense
1. smack, smacking, slap
the act of smacking something a blow delivered with an open hand
"smacking" in the verb sense
1. smack, thwack
deliver a hard blow to
"The teacher smacked the student who had misbehaved"
2. smack, reek, smell
have an element suggestive (of something
"his speeches smacked of racism"
"this passage smells of plagiarism"
3. smack, taste
have a distinctive or characteristic taste
"This tastes of nutmeg"
4. smack, peck
kiss lightly
5. smack
press (the lips) together and open (the lips) noisily, as in eating
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