Whopping
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈ(h)wɒpɪŋ/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Whopping is an adjective meaning (colloquial) Exceptionally great or large.
Meaning
(colloquial) Exceptionally great or large.
More Meanings
- (colloquial) Exceedingly, extremely, very.
- present participle and gerund of whop.
- A beating.
Example Sentences
It weighed a whopping 700 pounds when it was full.
Stay on the balance lift until the rope breaks, and score a whopping 1000 points! Be prepared to jump at the last moment to save your life.
Defence spending, as promised last week, is headed for a $54bn boost. Now Mr [Donald] Trump has revealed the size of his planned infrastructure programme, and it's a whopping $1 trillion.
Weight is actually a measurement of the gravitational pull on an object. If you weigh 100 pounds on Earth, Earth's gravity is pulling you down with 100 pounds of force. […] On our massive Sun, you'd weigh a whopping 2,800 pounds!
Word Forms
- whoppings
Synonyms for whopping
Depending on context, synonyms include large, awfully, terribly, thrashing, walloping, whupping.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include humongous, big, walloping, large, thumping, immense.
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