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walloping

American  
[wol-uh-ping] / ˈwɒl ə pɪŋ /

noun

  1. a sound beating or thrashing.

  2. a thorough defeat.

adjective

  1. impressively big or good; whopping.

adverb

  1. extremely; immensely.

    We ran up a walloping big bill.
walloping British  
/ ˈwɒləpɪŋ /

noun

  1. a thrashing

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adjective

  1. (intensifier)

    a walloping drop in sales
"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of walloping

A Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; wallop, -ing 1, -ing 2

Example Sentences

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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

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

They are going to give a few teams a walloping, and Spurs could be one of them.

From BBC

Reports suggest about 16,000 fans watched the walloping at Walton Heath.

From BBC

Earlier in the day, the Eagles delighted their home crowd by walloping the Washington Commanders 55-23.

From Los Angeles Times

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