walloping — English Dictionary

Adjective

1. Whopping, large in size.

   Usage

   • Slang

   Examples

   The fishermen came back with a walloping catch.

2. Of exceptional, impressive quality.

   Usage

   • Slang

Adverb

1. Used to emphasize the size or extent.

   Examples

   a walloping big lie

Noun

1. A series of wallops or blows; a beating.

   Examples

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   And your father really believes that you're a decorous, well-trained young business man, and whenever you don't live up to that standard you get on his nerves and he thinks you need a walloping.

2. Verbal abuse.

   Usage

   • broadly
   • Figurative

   Synonyms

   tongue lashing

   Examples

   For forgetting to pick up the package again, my boss gave me a walloping.

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   But it might better be applied to Trump’s social media spat with Elon Musk. It’s hard to think of two pueri aeterni who are more deserving of a verbal walloping.

3. A thrashing, serious defeat.

   Usage

   • broadly
   • Figurative

Adjective

1. (used informally) very large

   Synonyms

   humongousbangingthumpingwhopping

   Examples

   a thumping loss

Noun

1. a sound defeat

   Synonyms

   thrashingdebacledrubbingslaughtertrouncingwhipping

   Broader terms

   defeatlicking