spankingPronunciation: /ˈspaŋkɪŋ/Translate spanking | into Italian Definition of spanking adjective 1(especially of a horse or its gait) lively; brisk:a spanking trot 2 informal very good:we had a spanking time fine and impressive:a spanking white Rolls Royce [as submodifier]:a spanking new conference centre noun an act of slapping, especially on the buttocks as a punishment for children: you deserve a good spanking like any spoiled childspanking in other Oxford dictionaries Definition of spanking in the US English dictionary