Slapping has 2 syllables and the stress is on the first syllable.
| # | Sentence | |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | Instead of slapping him in the face, she spit in it, and walked contemptuously away. | |
| 2. | After slapping Tom's right cheek, Mary stomped on his left foot. | |
| 3. | After slapping Tom, Mary ran out of the room. | |
| 4. | I felt like slapping her in the face. | |
| 5. | "What ineffable twaddle!" I cried, slapping the magazine down on the table; "I never read such rubbish in my life." | |
| 6. | I went to jail for slapping Layla. | |
| 7. | Then Pilate took Jesus and had Him flogged. The soldiers twisted together a crown of thorns, put it on His head, and dressed Him in a purple robe. And they went up to Him again and again, saying, “Hail, King of the Jews!” and slapping Him in the face. | |
| 8. | He pulled her head back and started slapping her. | |
| 9. | Happy slapping is when you clap with one hand. |