Modifies a noun

• child: A new proposal has been unveiled by the Scottish Executive to ban Parents from smacking children under the age of three.

• ban: Recent dispatches include posts on a possible smacking ban, the problems of domestic violence and the brilliance of Tory women.

• kiss: Kai gave her a smacking kiss on the cheek which she received with obvious pleasure.

• kid: For me I agreed with smacking kids when needed, but I changed my opinion when I made friends with Moomin.

• sound: This is alternated with little smacking sounds, followed by a long period of tossing and turning and rearranging the pillows.

• debate: The smacking debate, was, as you can imagine, a topic which sparked some lively discussions.

Used with adjective complement

• ban: According children equal protection is often labeled as ' banning smacking ' .

• gob: The elation of being the first people ever to see this was simply gob smacking.