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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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