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adjective
- 1. very large: informal British "she poured us two whacking drinks"
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The meaning of WHACKING is very large : whopping. How to use whacking in a sentence.
adjective, adverb. UK informal uk / ˈwæk.ɪŋ / us / ˈwæk.ɪŋ /. Add to word list. Add to word list. very big: a whacking ( great) boulder. a whacking fine. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Enormous.
WHACK definition: 1. to hit someone or something noisily: 2. to quickly put something somewhere: 3. the action of…. Learn more.
adjective. enormous. adverb. (intensifier) a whacking big lie. 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.
adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] You can use whacking to emphasize how big something is. [British, informal, emphasis] The supermarkets may be making whacking profits. Whacking is also an adverb. ...a whacking great hole. More Synonyms of whacking. Collins COBUILD Advanced Learner’s Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers. Collins. Apps.
Define whacking. whacking synonyms, whacking pronunciation, whacking translation, English dictionary definition of whacking. Chiefly British Slang adj. Very large; huge. adv. Very; extremely.
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.
