"walloping" meaning in English

See walloping in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Adjective

Forms: more walloping [comparative], most walloping [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adj}} walloping (comparative more walloping, superlative most walloping)
  1. (slang) whopping, large in size. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-walloping-en-adj-CrARtxTR Categories (other): Size Disambiguation of Size: 66 0 34 0 0 0 0
  2. (slang) of exceptional, impressive quality. Tags: slang
    Sense id: en-walloping-en-adj-tjcX7d4h

Adverb

Forms: more walloping [comparative], most walloping [superlative]
Head templates: {{en-adverb}} walloping (comparative more walloping, superlative most walloping)
  1. Used to emphasize the size or extent
    Sense id: en-walloping-en-adv-iWmgh7fn

Noun

Forms: wallopings [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} walloping (plural wallopings)
  1. A series of wallops or blows; a beating.
    Sense id: en-walloping-en-noun-g8rxjFIT
  2. (figuratively, by extension) Verbal abuse. Tags: broadly, figuratively Synonyms: tongue lashing
    Sense id: en-walloping-en-noun-UXKkpWmr Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 5 5 16 5 42 19 8 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 7 2 11 6 59 7 8 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 6 2 9 5 65 7 7
  3. (figuratively, by extension) A thrashing, serious defeat. Tags: broadly, figuratively
    Sense id: en-walloping-en-noun-8168zd4N
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Related terms: dock walloping, pot-walloping

Verb

Head templates: {{head|en|verb form}} walloping
  1. present participle and gerund of wallop Tags: form-of, gerund, participle, present Form of: wallop
    Sense id: en-walloping-en-verb-HQhacDwX

Inflected forms

Alternative forms

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