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smacking down

smacking down is the present participle of smack down.

Meaning of smack down

Verb

smack down (third-person singular simple present smacks down, present participle smacking down, simple past and past participle smacked down)

  1. (informal, transitive) To defeat utterly and decisively, especially in a humiliating way.
  2. (informal, transitive) To successfully refute someone or someone's idea or proposal.

Questions about smacking down

What is smacking down the present participle of?
Smacking down is the present participle of smack down.

Words near smacking down in the dictionary

  1. smackheads
  2. smackier
  3. smackiest
  4. smacking
  5. smacking around
  6. smacking down
  7. smacking out
  8. smacking up
  9. smackingly
  10. smackings
  11. smackless

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