whacking

1 of 2

adjective

whack·​ing ˈ(h)wa-kiŋ 

: very large : whopping

whacking

2 of 2

adverb

: very

a whacking good story

Synonyms

Adjective

• giant
• huge
• gigantic
• enormous
• tremendous
• massive
• vast
• colossal
• bumper
• mammoth
• astronomical
• immense
• monstrous
• titanic
• monster
• astronomic
• monumental
• mighty

Adverb

• extremely
• damn
• damned
• very
• terribly
• incredibly
• too
• badly
• so
• highly
• desperately
• severely
• jolly
• really
• seriously
• wildly
• super
• far
• full
• that
• cracking
• thumping
• especially
• real
• exceeding
• heavily
• most
• rattling
• intensely

Examples of whacking in a Sentence

Adjective

harvested a whacking number of zucchini from the garden

Adverb

the clown wore a whacking big pair of shoes

Word History

First Known Use

Adjective

1806, in the meaning defined above

Adverb

1853, in the meaning defined above

Rhymes for whacking

• backing
• blacking
• clacking
• cracking
• hacking
• jacking
• lacking
• packing
• racking
• sacking
• slacking
• smacking

Kids Definition

whacking

1 of 2 adjective

whack·​ing ˈhwak-iŋ 

ˈwak-

: very big

a whacking sum of money

whacking

2 of 2 adverb

: very entry 2 sense 1

a whacking good story

a whacking big diamond