whack
verb (used with object)
to strike with a smart, resounding blow or blows.
were whacking
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past progressiveof whack.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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Daisy and her big brother were whacking each other around a little bit so I asked her if she wanted to come sit with me and watch the horse race.
From Salon ● May 7, 2011
"They were whacking each other left and right," she said.
From BBC ● Jan. 21, 2011
Far to the north, Nigerians were whacking with a fury.
From Time Magazine Archive
Only as we were whacking the mud off our boots by the huts where the sports gear's kept did Mr. McNamara remember the three boys he'd sent to the bridge over forty minutes ago.
From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell
Those were whacking good stories, if I do say so myself.
From "Cold Sassy Tree" by Olive Ann Burns
