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Stinging Blow

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noun

• a blow from a flat object (as an open hand)

• the act of smacking something; a blow delivered with an open hand

adverb

• directly

verb

• hit with something flat, like a paddle or the open hand

• to play music at loud volume

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noun

• the act of smacking something; a blow delivered with an open hand

37%4 Deliver a stinging blow
verb

• hit hard

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