wallop
verb (used with object)
to beat soundly; thrash.
had been walloping
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past perfect progressiveof wallop.past perfect progressive
Used to describe an action that was ongoing continuously in the past up until another past event interrupted it.
Example Sentences
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In the last weeks of the season he had been walloping hits through the infield with increasing regularity, hitting the ball wherever it was pitched.
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