slapping
/ˈslæpɪŋ/ noun C2- The act of giving a slap or slaps
- The slap bass technique
Plural slappings
From the library
“What ineffable twaddle!” I cried, slapping the magazine down on the table, “I never read such rubbish in my life.”
My friend had listened with amused surprise to this long speech, which was poured forth with extraordinary vigour and earnestness, every point being driven home by the slapping of a brawny hand upon the speaker’s knee.
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