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Whacking Common

Whacking has 6 different meanings across 3 categories:

Noun · Adjective · Adverb

Definitions
Noun
1

the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows

2

A beating.

Verb
1

present participle of whack

Adjective
1

(British informal) enormous

"a whacking phone bill"

"a whacking lie"

2

Exceptionally large; whopping (often followed by an adjective such as great or big).

Adverb
1

extremely

"a whacking good story"

Example Sentences
"a whacking phone bill" adjective
"a whacking lie" adjective
"a whacking good story" adverb
See Also
whopping beating whack
Related Terms
Broader Terms (hypernyms)
corporal punishment
Narrower Terms (hyponyms)
whipping flagellation
Rhyming Words
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