- impressively large; enormous
- extraordinary
Origin of walloping
present participle of wallop- a thrashing or beating
- a crushing defeat
extraordinarily
walloping
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walloping
Informal
adjective
- Very large; huge: a walloping fish.
- Very fine; impressive: a walloping success.
adverb
Used as an intensive: a walloping huge lie.
noun
A sound thrashing or defeat.
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Adjective
- whopping, large in size
- of exceptional, impressive quality
Noun
(plural wallopings)
Verb
- Present participle of wallop.
Origin
From the verb wallop 'beat, impact'
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