whomping

verb

present participle of whomp
as in whipping
to defeat by a large margin the basketball team was whomped in the last game of the regular season and missed out on the playoffs

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whomping
  1. whipping
  2. overcoming
  3. beating
  4. burying
  5. throwing
  6. thrashing
  7. whopping
  8. bombing
Verb
  • In September 2022, Brandon Sanchez, a member of the show cast, documented a riding lesson in an email to management and HR, describing Garcia berating riders and whipping a Friesian horse for an extended period.
    — Alessandra Schade, Vanity Fair, 28 Oct. 2026
  • By far, the easiest way to decongest my pores is whipping out one of the Elemis Dynamic Resurfacing Facial Pads and giving my T-zone a very proper run-through.
    — Christa Joanna Lee, Allure, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of whipping
Verb
  • Third of all, overcoming two years of dread took a long time.
    — Monique John, CBS News, 6 Nov. 2026
  • About that theme of overcoming numerous challenges, from March through October.
    — Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of overcoming
Verb
  • In an equally eerie recording the brothers produced, what sounded like a rapidly beating human heart could be heard.
    — Micah Hanks, Space.com, 10 Nov. 2026
  • The Celtics have navigated a tough road so far, beating other top Class 5A contenders in Kankakee and Morgan Park the last two weeks.
    — Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of beating
Verb
  • In a town in southeastern Ukraine that is occupied by Russian forces, burying the dead has actually been forbidden.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Brand was also convicted of burying his head in the genitals of a former Channel 4 employee during the recording of a DVD in 2009.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of burying
Verb
  • The Cubs expect Brown will start throwing after the new year.
    — Meghan Montemurro, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Meaning, short of throwing him onstage as a hologram or doling out money-grabbing box sets, a tasteful collection with a brand with a real connection to his work is actually one of the better options that exist.
    — Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of throwing
Verb
  • The Oregon Ducks find themselves back in the conversation after thrashing Ohio State this past weekend in Columbus.
    — Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 11 Nov. 2026
  • The second the bull stopped running, another big bull ran up, hooked his antlers, and threw my bull on the ground, thrashing him as if my bull owed him money.
    — Tyler Freel, Outdoor Life, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of thrashing
Verb
  • The new song comes in tandem with the announcement of Odyssey‘s whopping 19-song tracklist, which includes collaborations like Kid Cudi, Zeds Dead and Bring Me the Horizon.
    — Katie Bain, Billboard, 16 Jan. 2026
Definition of whopping
Verb
  • Trump, of course, has spent much of the past year engaging in conflict with the Islamic Republic, bombing it repeatedly, in coördination with the Israelis, while piling on economic and political pressure.
    — Ishaan Tharoor, New Yorker, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Russia has been bombing Ukraine’s Black Sea ports, forcing Ukraine to rely increasingly on river ports on the Danube and shipping routes close to the coasts of NATO members Bulgaria and Romania.
    — Reuters, NBC news, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of bombing
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“Whomping.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whomping. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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