whacking
/ˈwækɪŋ/
adjective
- Very large or impressive; whopping.
- There was a whacking big spider in the bathtub.
- She received a whacking bonus at the end of the year.
- They paid a whacking great sum for that house.
Antonyms
noun
- The act of hitting or striking repeatedly.
- The constant whacking of the hammer kept the neighbors awake.
- He gave the rug a good whacking to get the dust out.
- The whacking of the drum could be heard down the street.
- A severe defeat or beating.
- The stock market gave investors a whacking last week.
- The team took a whacking in the championship game.
- He got a whacking from his mom for breaking the window.
Synonyms
verb
- Present participle of 'whack' (to hit or strike).
- He was whacking the weeds with a machete.
- The children were whacking each other with pillows.
- She kept whacking the piñata until it broke open.