strapping
pronunciation
How to pronounce strapping in British English:
UK [ˈstræpɪŋ]
How to pronounce strapping in American English:
US [ˈstræpɪŋ]
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- Adjective:
- muscular and heavily built
Word Origin
- strapping (adj.)
- "tall and sturdy, robust," originally applied to women, 1650s, from present participle of strap (v.). Compare similar senses of whopping, spanking, bouncing and other present participle adjectives of violent action expressing something large in size.
Example
- 1. No , strapping boys , like me .
- 2. It 's like strapping a rocket engine to a minivan .
- 3. And daughters often idealize their fathers , still seeing them as all-powerful , strong and strapping 35-year-old men .
- 4. That would be wonderful.and who is this strapping young lad ?
- 5. Lateral strapping fully automatic according to packing code .