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    whacking
    /ˈwakɪŋ/

    adjective

    • 1. very large: informal British "she poured us two whacking drinks"

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  2. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishWHACKING definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    adjective. 1. enormous. adverb. 2. (intensifier) a whacking big lie. Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. whacking in American English. (ˈhwækɪŋ ; ˈwækɪŋ )

  3. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishWHACKING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    WHACKING | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary. Meaning of whacking in English. whacking. adjective, adverb. UK informal uk / ˈwæk.ɪŋ / us / ˈwæk.ɪŋ / Add to word list. very big: a whacking (great) boulder. a whacking fine. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Enormous. astronomically. behemoth. bigly. by far and away idiom. humungous.

  4. dictionary.cambridge.org › dictionary › englishWHACK | English meaning - Cambridge Dictionary

    WHACK definition: 1. to hit someone or something noisily: 2. to quickly put something somewhere: 3. the action of…. Learn more.

  5. www.collinsdictionary.com › dictionary › englishWHACK definition and meaning | Collins English Dictionary

    1. verb. If you whack someone or something, you hit them hard. [informal] You really have to whack the ball. [VERB noun] Someone whacked him on the head. [VERB noun preposition] Synonyms: strike, hit, beat, box More Synonyms of whack. Whack is also a noun. He gave the donkey a whack across the back with his stick. [+ across]

  6. www.thefreedictionary.com › whackingWhacking - definition of whacking by The Free Dictionary

    Define whacking. whacking synonyms, whacking pronunciation, whacking translation, English dictionary definition of whacking. Chiefly British Slang adj. Very large; huge. adv. Very; extremely. American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition.

  7. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › whackingWhacking Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    whack· ing ˈ (h)wa-kiŋ. Synonyms of whacking. : very large : whopping. whacking. 2 of 2. adverb. : very. a whacking good story. Synonyms. Adjective. astronomical. Brobdingnagian. bumper. colossal. cosmical. cyclopean. elephantine. enormous. galactic. gargantuan. giant. gigantesque. gigantic. grand. herculean. heroical. Himalayan. huge. humongous.

  8. www.dictionary.com › browse › whackingWHACKING Definition & Meaning | Dictionary.com

    adjective. , Informal. large. Discover More. Word History and Origins. Origin of whacking 1. First recorded in 1800–10; whack + -ing 2. Discover More. Example Sentences. Pai’s weed-whacking has of course not been universally celebrated. From Freakonomics.

  9. www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com › definition › englishwhacking adjective - Definition, pictures, pronunciation and...

    Definition of whacking adjective in Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.

  10. www.vocabulary.com › dictionary › whackingWhacking - Definition, Meaning & Synonyms - Vocabulary.com

    noun. the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows. synonyms: beating, drubbing, lacing, licking, thrashing, trouncing. see more. adjective. (British informal) enormous. “a whacking phone bill” “a whacking lie” synonyms: big, large. above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent. adverb. extremely.

  11. www.merriam-webster.com › dictionary › whackWhack Definition & Meaning - Merriam-Webster

    The meaning of WHACK is to strike with a smart or resounding blow. How to use whack in a sentence. to strike with a smart or resounding blow; to cut with or as if with a whack : chop; to get the better of : defeat…