whacking

An old-fashioned British slang adjective meaning very large or enormous.

• 🇪🇸Adjetivo coloquial británico anticuado que significa muy grande o enorme.

1. Enormous B2 informal british

   Extremely large in size or amount.

   • He took a whacking great bite out of the cake.
   • They paid a whacking sum for that old house.
   • There was a whacking pile of paperwork on his desk.

   🇪🇸enorme

   Sinónimos: colossalenormousgiantgigantichugeimmensemassive

   Antónimos: minusculeminuteslightsmalltiny

• more whacking comparative form
• most whacking superlative form

An informal British adverb meaning 'very' or 'extremely,' used for emphasis, often in the phrase 'whacking great' to describe something very large or impressive.

• 🇪🇸Adverbio informal británico que significa 'muy' o 'extremadamente', usado para enfatizar, a menudo en la frase 'whacking great' para describir algo muy grande o impresionante.

1. Extremely C1 informal british

   Used as an intensifier to mean very or extremely.

   • That was a whacking great lie.
   • He earns a whacking big salary.
   • It's a whacking huge building.

   🇪🇸extremadamente

   Sinónimos: awfullyextremelyhugelyimmenselyjollymightyreallyterriblyvery

• more whacking comparative form
• most whacking superlative form

A noun referring to the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows.

• 🇪🇸Sustantivo que denota la acción de golpear repetidamente a alguien, especialmente como castigo físico; también puede referirse a una derrota contundente o a una paliza.

1. Act of beating B2 informal

   The act of hitting someone or something repeatedly, often as a form of punishment.

   • The child received a whacking for misbehaving.
   • He gave the rug a good whacking to remove the dust.
   • The old punishment involved a severe whacking.

   🇪🇸paliza

   Sinónimos: beatingdrubbingfloggingpoundingthrashingwalloping

• whackings plural form
• whackings' possessive plural form
• whacking's possessive singular form

A verb used to indicate the act of striking or hitting something with a sharp, forceful blow, often in a casual or informal context.

• 🇪🇸Verbo que se usa para indicar la acción de golpear o asestar un golpe seco y fuerte a algo o a alguien, a menudo en un contexto informal.

1. Hit hard B1 informal

   To strike someone or something with a sharp, forceful blow.

   • He whacked the ball over the fence.
   • She whacked the table with her fist in frustration.
   • The child whacked his brother with a toy.

   🇪🇸Golpear fuertemente

   Sinónimos: bashclouthitpoundslapslugsmackstrikethumpwallop

• whacked past participle
• whacked past simple
• whacking present participle
• whacks third person singular