whacking

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

• 🇷🇺Устаревшее британское сленговое прилагательное, означающее очень большой или огромный.

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.

   🇷🇺Огромный

   Синонимы: colossalenormousgiantgigantichugeimmensemassive

   Антонимы: 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.

• 🇷🇺Неформальное британское наречие, означающее 'очень' или 'чрезвычайно', используемое для усиления, часто во фразе 'whacking great' для описания чего-то очень большого или впечатляющего.

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.

   🇷🇺Чрезвычайно

   Синонимы: awfullyextremelyhugelyimmenselyjollymightyreallyterriblyvery

• more whacking comparative form
• most whacking superlative form

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

• 🇷🇺Существительное, обозначающее действие по нанесению телесного наказания повторяющимися ударами.

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.

   🇷🇺Порка

   Синонимы: 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.

• 🇷🇺Глагол, используемый для обозначения действия удара или нанесения резкого, сильного удара по чему-либо, часто в неформальном контексте.

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.

   🇷🇺Ударить с силой

   Синонимы: bashclouthitpoundslapslugsmackstrikethumpwallop

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