walloping

[wol-uh-ping]

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

/ ˈwɒləpɪŋ /

noun

1. a thrashing

adjective

1. (intensifier)

   a walloping drop in sales

Word History and Origins

Origin of walloping¹

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

Example Sentences

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

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

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

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Just last December, this team was embarrassed by the Raiders in a 63-21 walloping.

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There was a time when Australian cricketers would pop over to the UK every four years and hand out an Ashes walloping without breaking sweat.

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