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slap someone's wrist

slap someone's wrist verb: synonym of wrist-slap.

Verb

slap someone's wrist (third-person singular simple present slaps someone's wrist, present participle slapping someone's wrist, simple past and past participle slapped someone's wrist)

  1. Synonym of wrist-slap.
    Synonyms:
    wrist-slap

Synonyms of slap someone's wrist

Forms of slap someone's wrist

third-person singular presentslaps someone's wrist
present participleslapping someone's wrist
past participleslapped someone's wrist
pastslapped someone's wrist

Questions about slap someone's wrist

What does slap someone's wrist mean?
Slap someone's wrist means synonym of wrist-slap.
What part of speech is slap someone's wrist?
Slap someone's wrist is a verb.
What is the past tense of slap someone's wrist?
The past tense of slap someone's wrist is slapped someone's wrist.

Words near slap someone's wrist in the dictionary

  1. slap shots
  2. slap skate
  3. slap skates
  4. slap someone around
  5. slap someone five
  6. slap someone's wrist
  7. slap the salami
  8. slap together
  9. slap-back
  10. slap-backs
  11. slap-bang

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