schiaffeggiare

Definitions of schiaffeggiare
  1. verb
    press (the lips) together and open (the lips) noisily, as in eating
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    type of:
    emettere, fare, produrre
    express audibly; utter sounds (not necessarily words)
  2. verb
    deliver a hard blow to
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    type of:
    colpire, cozzare, fulminare
    deal a blow to, either with the hand or with an instrument
  3. verb
    hit with something flat, like a paddle or the open hand
    synonyms: accoccare, affibbiare, allentare, ammollare, appioppare, mollare
  4. verb
    kiss lightly
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    type of:
    baciare, lambire
    touch with the lips or press the lips (against someone's mouth or other body part) as an expression of love, greeting, etc.
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