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English adjective: whacking | |||
| 1. | whacking (British informal) enormous | ||
| Samples | A whacking phone bill. A whacking lie. | ||
| Similar | big, large | ||
| Domain region | Britain, Great Britain, U.K., UK, United Kingdom, United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland | ||
| Domain usage | colloquialism | ||
| Antonyms | little, small | ||
English noun: whacking | |||
| 1. | whacking (act) the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows | ||
| Synonyms | beating, drubbing, lacing, licking, thrashing, trouncing | ||
| Broader (hypernym) | corporal punishment | ||
| Narrower (hyponym) | flagellation, flagellation, flogging, lashing, tanning, whipping | ||
English adverb: whacking | |||
| 1. | whacking extremely | ||
| Samples | A whacking good story. | ||
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