slap around in English

Forms: slaps around [present, singular, third-person], slapping around [participle, present], slapped around [participle, past], slapped around [past] [Show additional information ▼] [Hide additional information ▲]

Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} slap around (third-person singular simple present slaps around, present participle slapping around, simple past and past participle slapped around)

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"slap around" meaning in English

Verb