whopping

adjective

whop·ping | \ ˈhwä-piŋ

, ˈwä-\

Definition of whopping

: extremely large also : extraordinary, incredible

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Examples of whopping in a Sentence

The play was a whopping success. The car sped by at a whopping 110 miles per hour.

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Most impressively, its super-high capacity will charge a laptop at least once and most phones a whopping seven to eight times. — Julianne Ross, CNN Underscored, "Over 20,000 people love these portable chargers," 2 July 2019 That plan was scrapped after reports put the cost of the military extravaganza at a whopping $92 million — over three times the maximum initial White House estimate. — Kathryn Watson, CBS News, "Tanks, flyovers and fireworks: What to know about Trump's July 4th extravaganza," 2 July 2019 Scotty's femur was a whopping eight inches across—which means that Scotty's two legs could hold up more than 19,500 pounds, give or take a couple tons. — Michael Greshko, National Geographic, "World's biggest T. rex discovered," 26 Mar. 2019 Country queen Reba McEntire is returning to host the program for a whopping 16th time. — Jennifer Aldrich, Country Living, "Here's Everything to Know About the 54th Academy of Country Music Awards," 16 Mar. 2019 Meanwhile, the footage of the dive has since gone viral, having been viewed a whopping 27 million times via Facebook page Militarykind Stories. — Janine Puhak, Fox News, "Veteran, 95, jumps off diving board to motivate scared boy," 12 July 2018 Diamondbacks’ hitters, meanwhile, struck out a whopping 18 times themselves. — Arizona Republic, azcentral, "Diamondbacks try everything, everybody but end up falling to the Padres 4-3 in 16 innings," 8 July 2018 The newspaper reports the 57-year-old woman has misused the emergency call system a whopping 28 times since February. — Madeleine Marr, miamiherald, "She wanted a beer so she called 911 — and cops responded | Miami Herald," 9 May 2018 Latest national weather service forecast is a whopping 12-18 inches of snow in NYC, hitting hard this afternoon and into the night. — Adam K. Raymond, Daily Intelligencer, "Fourth Nor’easter of March, and First of the Spring, Hits East Coast," 21 Mar. 2018

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