walloping

American  

[wol-uh-ping] / ˈwɒl ə pɪŋ /

noun

1. a sound beating or thrashing.

2. a thorough defeat.

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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

Etymology

Origin of walloping

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

Example Sentences

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

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

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

So what does this polychaete do with its walloping peepers after dark?

From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2024

But the next morning, Brougham pointed out again in his column that “those walloping sophomores of mine” had looked mighty fresh to him at the end of three miles, the varsity not so much.

From "The Boys in the Boat: Nine Americans and Their Epic Quest for Gold at the 1936 Berlin Olympics" by Daniel James Brown