walloping

American

[wol-uh-ping] / ˈwɒl ə pɪŋ /

noun

a sound beating or thrashing.
a thorough defeat.

adjective

impressively big or good; whopping.

adverb

extremely; immensely.

We ran up a walloping big bill.

walloping British

/ ˈwɒləpɪŋ /

noun

a thrashing

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adjective

(intensifier)

a walloping drop in sales

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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

That means that the teams walloping the rest of the league are, for the time being, doing it while spending less money than most of their competition.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

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

I am expecting Liverpool to win too, but I don’t think it will be an absolute walloping.

From BBC • Nov. 21, 2024

There was a walloping buzzing in my head.

From "Walk Two Moons" by Sharon Creech

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