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walloping

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verb

present participle of wallop
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walloping

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Recent Examples of walloping
Verb
Unlike more cumbersome models out there, the 1000 Pro packs a walloping dose of solar power into a lightweight portable design—the generator weighs 25.4 pounds and measures less than one cubic foot. Outside Online, 28 Nov. 2022 Early in the first period, minutes before his career ended and his life forever changed, Normand Leveille took a walloping check along the sidewall at Pacific Coliseum in Vancouver. Kevin Paul Dupont, BostonGlobe.com, 22 Oct. 2022 Yet even for that song, after an undoubtedly exhausting hour and 40 minutes, Beavis pushed himself to the breaking point, extending the climax with not one, not five, but 13 walloping, finale-worthy slams. Piet Levy, Journal Sentinel, 4 Sep. 2022 New York opened legalized online sports betting in January and a record $5.28 billion was bet in the first three months of business, generating a walloping $167.392 million in state taxes. Lance Pugmire, USA TODAY, 4 May 2022 Los Angeles — Even after two men were found dead in his California apartment, Ed Buck did not stop injecting gay men with walloping doses of methamphetamine. CBS News, 14 Apr. 2022 The result is a gathering of compact objects that pack a walloping collective punch. San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Mar. 2022 What makes Coco so emotionally walloping, though—and what qualifies it as a perfect Thanksgiving film—is the film’s quiet reminders of the joys and annoyances of being part of a generations-spanning family. WIRED, 20 Nov. 2018 If every decision had been for real money, the oldest adults would have walked away with a walloping 39 percent less cash than young adults. Elizabeth Preston, Discover Magazine, 4 Oct. 2013
Recent Examples of Synonyms for walloping
Adjective
  • According to Cook, Apple shareholders are not protesting the company's colossal domestic manufacturing spend.
    Julie Coleman, CNBC, 15 Sep. 2025
  • And so, with these four short works, the divide between the fantastical and the real, the inside and the outside collapses, laying bare this colossal network connecting us all.
    Manuel Muñoz, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • One end of the spectrum are stress fracture, which are very small, often described as hairline fractures that result from repetitive force and pounding to the bone over time.
    Bruce Y. Lee, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • It’s typed with such pounding despair and fury that certain letters of the alphabet actually tear through the paper (this was an old, manual typewriter).
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Boaters were the last to be warned to watch the sky as a line of wind-whipping storms pushed out to sea.
    Joe Dwinell, Boston Herald, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Golden State usually opens games whipping the ball around and making teams uncomfortable with its aggressive style of defense.
    Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Tire tread depth - Checking your tire tread before hitting the road is important, as low or no tread can lead to sliding.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 13 Sep. 2025
  • Smith stretched as far as his body would allow, inadvertently hitting the splits in the process.
    Justice delos Santos, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Luka was placed on heavy sedation, but even that wasn't enough to stop his heavy thrashing.
    Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Barcelona’s thrashing of Alhama was the match with the most interventions (12) and the only game in which there were no challenges was Athletic Club’s goalless draw with CD Tenerife.
    Laia Cervelló Herrero, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The Studio Ends Big Night With Record Wins Seth Rogen closed out a huge night for Apple TV+’s The Studio, which won best comedy.
    Toni Fitzgerald, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
  • Stewart has also become a huge advocate for New Yorkers who were exposed to deadly toxins during the 9/11 attacks, and even spoke before Congress in 2019 to urge the passing of a bill that would provide aid to victims.
    Keith Langston, Entertainment Weekly, 14 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • That could look like gliding your fingers down them, kissing, licking, or gently biting those areas.
    Essence, Essence, 11 Sep. 2025
  • In the video, the sound of Bambi's stomping, licking, meowing and general everyday life has delighted viewers.
    Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • West Virginia started their season with a bang, trouncing Robert Morris by a score of 45-3.
    Kilty Cleary, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Sep. 2025

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“Walloping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/walloping. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.

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