- present participle of wallop.
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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The thud of fists walloping punching bags reverberates through the gym from morning until evening.
From Barron's • Jun. 17, 2026
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
They are going to give a few teams a walloping, and Spurs could be one of them.
From BBC • Nov. 20, 2025
She got into a rhythm from there, finishing with 14 points, five rebounds, four assists, a block and a steal in USC’s 87-48 season-opening walloping of New Mexico State.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 5, 2025
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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