walloping

wal·lop·ing

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- UK Pronunciation
- UK IPA
- [wol-uh-ping]
- /ˈwɒl ə pɪŋ/
- /ˈwɒ.ləp.ɪŋ/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [wol-uh-ping]
- /ˈwɒl ə pɪŋ/

Definitions of walloping word

noun walloping a vigorous blow. 1
noun walloping the ability to deliver vigorous blows, as in boxing: That fist of his packs a wallop. 1
noun walloping Informal. the ability to effect a forceful impression; punch: That ad packs a wallop. a pleasurable thrill; kick: The joke gave them all a wallop. 1
noun walloping Informal. a violent, clumsy movement; lurch. 1
noun walloping Obsolete. a gallop. 1
adjective walloping impressively big or good; whopping. 1

See all 27 definitions of walloping

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Origin of walloping

First appearance:

before 1350

One of the 20% oldest English words

Middle English word dating back to 1350-1400; See origin at wallop, -ing1, -ing2

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Parts of speech for Walloping

noun

adjective

verb

adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

Full grammatical hierarchy of Walloping

walloping popularity

A pretty common term. Usually people know it’s meaning, but prefer to use a more spread out synonym. About 54% of English native speakers know the meaning and use word.

According to our data about 68% of words is more used. This is a rare but used term. It occurs in the pages of specialized literature and in the speech of educated people.

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Synonyms for walloping

adjective walloping

whopping — very large of its kind; thumping: We caught four whopping trout.
huge — extraordinarily large in bulk, quantity, or extent: a huge ship; a huge portion of ice cream.
enormous — very big
gigantic — very large; huge: a gigantic statue.
stupendous — causing amazement; astounding; marvelous: stupendous news.

adverb walloping

extremely — To a very great degree ; very.
very — in a high degree; extremely; exceedingly: A giant is very tall.
tremendously — extraordinarily great in size, amount, or intensity: a tremendous ocean liner; tremendous talent.
inordinately — not within proper or reasonable limits; immoderate; excessive: He drank an inordinate amount of wine.
massively — consisting of or forming a large mass; bulky and heavy: massive columns.

noun walloping

beating — If someone is given a beating, they are hit hard many times, especially with something such as a stick.
thrashing — an act or instance of thrashing; beating; blow.
hiding — the pelt or skin of one of the larger animals (cow, horse, buffalo, etc.), raw or dressed.
defeat — If you defeat someone, you win a victory over them in a battle, game, or contest.
drubbing — a blow with a stick or the like.

All 53 Synonyms of walloping