whopping

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Pronunciation

• (RP) IPA: /ˈ(h)wɒpɪŋ/
• (GA) IPA: /ˈ(h)wɑpɪŋ/

Adjective

whopping (not comparable)

1. (colloquial) Exceptionally great#Adjective|great or large.

   It weighed a whopping 700 pounds when it was full.

Synonyms

• See Thesaurus:gigantic

Translations

• French: immense, énorme, gigantesque, considérable, incommensurable
• German: riesig, enorm
• Italian: enorme
• Spanish: enorme, gigante, descomunal, morrocotudo, friolero

Adverb

whopping (not comparable)

1. (colloquial) Exceedingly, extremely, very.

Synonyms

• awfully
• terribly

Verb

1. present participle of whop#English|whop.

Noun

whopping (plural whoppings)

1. A beating#Noun|beating.

Synonyms

• thrashing
• walloping
• whupping (colloquial)

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