hard smack
Frequency: 6.54.5 per million words
A strong or forceful smack, often as a form of discipline.
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- The child received a hard smack on the wrist for misbehaving.
- The angry parent delivered a hard smack to the child's backside.
- He felt the sting of a hard smack on his cheek.
- In a fit of frustration, she gave the table a hard smack.
- The disciplinary action included a hard smack for each offense.
- The unexpected hard smack startled everyone in the room.
- He remembered his father giving him a hard smack when he was young.
- The referee gave the player a hard smack on the shoulder for arguing.
- She described the feeling of a hard smack against her palm.
- The book fell from the shelf with a hard smack.