Whacking definition

wăkĭng, hwăk-
Present participle of whack.
verb
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(informal) Exceptionally large; whopping.

She was hit with a whacking great fine for illegal parking.

adjective
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Very large; huge.
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Very; extremely.
adverb
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Very large; tremendous.
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Tremendously; hugely.

A whacking good tale.

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Other Word Forms

Noun

Singular:
whacking
Plural:
whackings

Whacking Sentence Examples

  • The only prize you'll likely get is a whacking great telephone bill !

  • I guess that shows they at least believed what they were doing was right—not just whacking you on the spur of the moment because they were mad as hell, taking their anger out on your backside.

  • Whacking the bastard wasn't the way to respond.

  • None of the family played tennis till Junior started whacking a plastic ball around at 18 months.

  • Dean swore to himself and fumbled for a pair of slacks and his raincoat, whacking his shin on the bed in the process.

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