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; wallop, -ing ¹, -ing ²

Example Sentences

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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

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

From BBC

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