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slapping someone around

slapping someone around is the present participle and gerund of slap someone around.

Meaning of slap someone around

Verb

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

  1. (idiomatic) To be brutal towards someone, especially physically.

Questions about slapping someone around

What is slapping someone around the present participle and gerund of?
Slapping someone around is the present participle and gerund of slap someone around.

Words near slapping someone around in the dictionary

  1. slapping
  2. slapping bellies
  3. slapping down
  4. slapping leather
  5. slapping on the wrist
  6. slapping someone around
  7. slapping someone's wrist
  8. slapping together
  9. slappingly
  10. slappings
  11. slappity

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