slap around
phrasal verb
slapped around; slapping around; slaps around
informal
: to hit or slap (someone) many times
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The water slapped around my ears, muting the revelry on the lawn.
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Essence, 20 Sep. 2024
Stories are allowed to have their main female characters fall in love and include the lesson that having a six-pack doesn’t give a man the right to slap around his significant other.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 8 Aug. 2024
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Essence, 20 Sep. 2024
Stories are allowed to have their main female characters fall in love and include the lesson that having a six-pack doesn’t give a man the right to slap around his significant other.
—Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 8 Aug. 2024
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“Slap around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slap%20around. Accessed 7 Nov. 2024.
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