WALLOPING

humongous, banging, thumping, whopping, walloping

(adjective) (used informally) very large; “a thumping loss”

thrashing, walloping, debacle, drubbing, slaughter, trouncing, whipping

(noun) a sound defeat

Source: WordNet® 3.1


Adjective

walloping

whopping, large in size

of exceptional, impressive quality

Noun

walloping (plural wallopings)

A series of wallops (blows.)

(figuratively) Verbal abuse.

Verb

walloping

present participle of wallop

Source: Wiktionary


WALLOP

Wal"lop, v. i. Etym: [Cf. OFlem. walop a gallop; of uncertain origin. Cf. Gallop.]

Definition: To move quickly, but with great effort; to gallop. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]

Wal"lop, n.

Definition: A quick, rolling movement; a gallop. [Prov. Eng. & Scot.]

Wal"lop, v. i. [imp. & p. p. Walloped; p. pr. & vb. n. Walloping.] Etym: [Probably fr. AS. weallan to spring up, to boil or bubble. sq. root147. See Well, n. & v. i.]

1. To boil with a continued bubbling or heaving and rolling, with noise. [Prov. Eng.] Brockett.

2. To move in a rolling, cumbersome manner; to waddle. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.

3. To be slatternly. [Prov. Eng.] Halliwell.

Wal"lop, v. t.

1. To beat soundly; to flog; to whip. [Prov. Eng., Scot., & Colloq. U. S.]

2. To wrap up temporarily. [Prov. Eng.]

3. To throw or tumble over. [Prov. Eng.]

Wal"lop, n.

1. A thick piece of fat. Halliwell.

2. A blow. [Prov. Eng., Scot., & Colloq. U.S.]

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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