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whopping
verb
noun
adjective
adverb
To throw or move (something) quickly, usually with an impact.
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/ˈ(h)wɒpɪŋ/ /ˈ(h)wɑpɪŋ/
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verb
To throw or move (something) quickly, usually with an impact.
“He angrily whopped the book onto the table.”
To administer corporal punishment
noun
A beating.
adjective
Exceptionally great or large.
“It weighed a whopping 700 pounds when it was full.”
adverb
Exceedingly, extremely, very.
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Example Sentences
He angrily whopped the book onto the table.
It weighed a whopping 700 pounds when it was full.
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