walloping
Americannoun
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a sound beating or thrashing.
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a thorough defeat.
adjective
adverb
noun
adjective
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 men traded a series of incendiary, insulting songs, but the one that endures is Lamar’s “Not Like Us”—spooky, walloping, chart-topping, Grammy-winning.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 13, 2026
But, by any measure, England's 48-7 win was a walloping.
From BBC • Feb. 7, 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
So what does this polychaete do with its walloping peepers after dark?
From Science Daily • Apr. 8, 2024
Once it was settled that the three of us would go, the journey took on an alarming, expanding need to hurry that was like a walloping great thundercloud assembling around me.
From "Walk Two Moons" by Sharon Creech
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