whacking

[ hwak-ing, wak- ]

/ ˈʰwæk ɪŋ, ˈwæk- /

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adjective Informal.

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Origin of whacking

First recorded in 1800–10; whack + -ing²

Words nearby whacking

WHA, whachamacallit, whack, whacked, whacked-out, whacking, whack off, whacky, whaikorero, whakairo, whakapapa

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How to use whacking in a sentence

Pai’s weed-whacking has of course not been universally celebrated.
Can You Hear Me Now? (Ep. 406)|Stephen J. Dubner|February 20, 2020|Freakonomics
He killed his own son and heir by whacking him over the head with the monarchal staff in a tsar-ish fit of temper.
Russian History Is on Our Side: Putin Will Surely Screw Himself|P. J. O’Rourke|May 11, 2014|DAILY BEAST
The cudgel that President Obama is whacking House Republicans with is the cudgel they themselves put in his hand.
Sequestration Empowered President Obama|David Frum|April 25, 2013|DAILY BEAST
Stop players from whacking each other with outmoded equipment.
Buzz Bissinger on the NFL’s No Good, Very Bad Season|Buzz Bissinger|January 2, 2013|DAILY BEAST

After whacking North Carolina, Hurricane Irene made its second landfall in New Jersey Sunday morning.
Irene Strikes New Jersey||August 27, 2011|DAILY BEAST
No matter: Newt seemed pleased with himself for whacking the paper.
Gingrich Rips 'Dishonest' President|Howard Kurtz|May 23, 2011|DAILY BEAST
“Then you ought to be ashamed of yourself, nephew,” retorted the old woman, whacking the floor with her stick.
Aletta|Bertram Mitford
My father set my sister up in business as a British peeress and bought her her husband and settled a whacking dower on her.
What Will People Say?|Rupert Hughes
The Jap had the buckskin mustang up in a corner and was vigorously whacking him with a huge pole.
Tales of lonely trails|Zane Grey
Have you ever noticed what whacking big cigars these fellows over here smoke?
Jill the Reckless|P. G. (Pelham Grenville) Wodehouse
Sir Claude, in silence, folded one by one his newspapers; then he rose and stood whacking the palm of his hand with the bundle.
What Maisie Knew|Henry James

British Dictionary definitions for whacking

whacking

/ (ˈwækɪŋ) informal, mainly British /

adjective

enormous

adverb

(intensifier)a whacking big lie

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