Definition of whopping
:extremely large;
also
:extraordinary, incredible
-
Trending Now:
More Trending:
- dotage, dotard otherwise federalism bodega carceral
- ALL
What's Trending Now
More Trending Words
People Are Reading
Examples of whopping in a Sentence
The play was a whopping success.
The car sped by at a whopping 110 miles per hour.
Recent Examples of whopping from the Web
-
In eight starts since the Twins made this here-goes-nothing acquisition in July, Colon has logged 49 innings with a 4.04 ERA for a rotation that has had a whopping 16 participants so far this season covering the five spots.
-
The Bulldogs' six first-half possessions amounted to two punts, two turnovers on downs, one interception and ending the half with a whopping 90 yards.
-
Recall that the United States stock market fell a whopping 37 percent in 2008.
-
Brazilian mid-sized companies dedicate a whopping 2,038 hours per year preparing, filing and paying their government dues, the bank says.
-
At Botanical Gardens, campaign workers baking in the afternoon heat outnumbered the spattering of voters, which sat at a whopping 52 just after lunch.
-
A whopping 23 players, many three-year starters under coach Chris Thompson, moved on.
-
God’s Not Dead grossed a whopping $60 million domestically.
-
Each pearl in this kit contains a whopping 79 percent ascorbic acid and transforms into a liquid when mixed with the activator serum.
These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'whopping.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
First Known Use of whopping
circa 1625
whopping Synonyms
Synonyms
astronomical (also astronomic), Brobdingnagian, bumper, colossal, cosmic (also cosmical), cyclopean, elephantine, enormous, galactic, gargantuan, giant, gigantesque, gigantic, grand, herculean, heroic (also heroical), Himalayan, humongous (also humungous), immense, jumbo, king-size (or king-sized), leviathan, mammoth, massive, mega, mighty, monster, monstrous, monumental, mountainous, oceanic, pharaonic, planetary, prodigious, super, super-duper, supersize, supersized, titanic, tremendous, vast, vasty, walloping, whacking, hugeAntonyms
bantam, bitty, diminutive, infinitesimal, Lilliputian, little bitty, micro, microminiature, microscopic (also microscopical), midget, miniature, minuscule, minute, pocket, pygmy, teensy, teensy-weensy, teeny, teeny-weeny, tiny, weeRelated Words
big, bulky, considerable, extensive, good, goodly, great, gross, handsome, hefty, hulking, largish, major, outsize (also outsized), overgrown, oversize (or oversized), sizable (or sizeable), substantial, tidy, voluminous; august, formidable, grandiose, imposing, lofty, majestic; cavernous, monolithic, overwhelming, staggering, stupendous, towering; boundless, immeasurable, infiniteNear Antonyms
little, mini, petite, pint-size (or pint-sized), puny, small, smallish, undersized (also undersize); dinky, dwarfish, half-pintWHOPPING Defined for English Language Learners
whopping
play
adjective
Definition of whopping for English Language Learners
-
: very large, impressive, etc.
Learn More about whopping
-
See words that rhyme with whopping Thesaurus: All synonyms and antonyms for whopping Spanish Central: Translation of whopping Nglish: Translation of whopping for Spanish speakers
Seen and Heard
What made you want to look up whopping? Please tell us where you read or heard it (including the quote, if possible).
