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Sparked vs Spanked - What's the difference?

sparked | spanked |

As verbs the difference between sparked and spanked

is that sparked is (spark) while spanked is (spank).

As an adjective sparked

is that has had sparks (of electricity) passed through it.

sparked

English

Verb

(head)
  • (spark)

    • Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • That has had sparks (of electricity) passed through it

    • spanked

    English

    Verb

    (head)
  • (spank)

    • spank

    English

    (spanking)

    Verb

    (en verb)
  • To beat, smack or slap a person's buttocks, with the bare hand or other object, as punishment, gesture, or form of sexual interaction.
  • To soundly defeat, to trounce.
  • To move rapidly.
    • The ship was really spanking along.

    Derived terms

    * spankable * spankee * spanker * spanking * unspanked

    See also

    * over the knee

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • An instance of spanking, separately or part of a multiple blows-beating; a smack, swat, or slap.
  • A slapping sound, as produced by spanking.

    • Anagrams

    * English transitive verbs