whacking

(noun, adjective, verb, adverb)

adjective

1. (British informal) enormous

- a whacking phone bill

- a whacking lie

Similar word(s): big, large

Sentences with whacking as an adjective:

- She was hit with a whacking great fine for illegal parking.

adverb

1. extremely

- a whacking good story

noun

1. the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows

Similar word(s): beating, drubbing, lacing, licking, thrashing, trouncing

Definition categories: act

verb

1. present participle of whack