walloping
Americannoun
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a sound beating or thrashing.
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a thorough defeat.
adjective
adverb
noun
adjective
Etymology
Origin of walloping
A Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; see origin at wallop, -ing 1, -ing 2
Example Sentences
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Guided by visionary coach Curt Cignetti, Indiana has spent the College Football Playoff walloping blueblood programs like Alabama and Knight’s Oregon Ducks.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 16, 2026
Her team had made her point over the previous two hours, walloping the Nittany Lions on the way to a seventh straight victory.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 31, 2025
Marseille climbed provisionally top of the French Ligue 1 on Friday after walloping woeful Nice 5-1 in a one-sided local derby with fireworks on and off the pitch.
From Barron's • Nov. 21, 2025
The unlikely quarter-final victory over Birmingham Bears eight days ago, Saturday afternoon's eight-wicket win over Sussex and then this repeat eight-wicket walloping earned Gloucestershire their first knockout trophy win since 2015.
From BBC • Sep. 14, 2024
Once it was settled that the three of us would go, the journey took on an alarming, expanding need to hurry that was like a walloping great thundercloud assembling around me.
From "Walk Two Moons" by Sharon Creech
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