"whacking" in the noun sense
1. beating, thrashing, licking, drubbing, lacing, trouncing, whacking
the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows
"whacking" in the verb sense
1. whack, wham, whop, wallop
hit hard
"The teacher whacked the boy"
"whacking" in the adjective sense
1. whacking
British informal) enormous
"a whacking phone bill"
"a whacking lie"
"whacking" in the adverb sense
1. whacking
extremely
"a whacking good story"
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