walloping

[ wol-uh-ping ]

noun

1. a sound beating or thrashing.
2. a thorough defeat.

adjective

1. impressively big or good; whopping.

adverb

1. extremely; immensely:

   We ran up a walloping big bill.

walloping

/ ˈwɒləpɪŋ /

noun

1. a thrashing

adjective

1. (intensifier)

   a walloping drop in sales

Word History and Origins

Origin of walloping¹

A Middle English word dating back to 1350–1400; wallop, -ing ¹, -ing ²

Example Sentences

Just last December, this team was embarrassed by the Raiders in a 63-21 walloping.

From Los Angeles Times

There was a time when Australian cricketers would pop over to the UK every four years and hand out an Ashes walloping without breaking sweat.

From BBC

So what does this polychaete do with its walloping peepers after dark?

From Science Daily

The deadly storm that is walloping California with hurricane-force winds and record amounts of rainfall was fueled in part by the powerful weather phenomenon known as a “bomb cyclone,” the National Weather Service said.

From Los Angeles Times

By Sunday and Monday, the system was walloping Southern California, dumping record-breaking rainfall, causing hundreds of mudslides and debris flows and forcing evacuations and water rescues.

From Los Angeles Times