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How to pronounce “spanking”
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Pronunciation guide for spanking
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of spanking with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Steven Pinker
visible on scales from millennia to years from wars to genocides to the spanking of
- Definition summary
- present participle of spank
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How to pronounce spanking
Steven Pinker

visible on scales from millennia to years from wars to genocides to the spanking of
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “spanking”
Meaning
- [Verb]
- present participle of spank
- [Adjective]
- Fast and energetic.
- (often nautical) Brisk and fresh.
- [Adverb]
- (colloquial, now usually with “new”) An intensifier.
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