whacking

American  

[hwak-ing, wak-] / ˈʰwæk ɪŋ, ˈwæk- /

adjective

Informal.

1. large.

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whacking British  

/ ˈwækɪŋ /

adjective

1. enormous

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adverb

1. (intensifier)

   a whacking big lie

Etymology

Origin of whacking

First recorded in 1800–10; whack + -ing ²

Example Sentences

Whacking a hockey puck into a net is no easy feat, and the players doing it are allowed to show their work.

From Washington Post • Feb. 18, 2022

Whacking isn’t necessary anymore; there’s all the room in the world.

From Slate • Jan. 13, 2015

Whacking that part of their lives down to a blurb is in my mind a grave mistake.

From New York Times • Dec. 14, 2014

Whacking away, and each time you miss you feel like you’ll have a stroke.

From The New Yorker • Aug. 12, 2014

Whacking big size too, if one may judge.

From The Lost Continent by Hyne, Charles John Cutcliffe Wright