Meaning & Definition of Whacking in English
English⟶
Whacking
/wækɪŋ/
noun
1. The act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows
synonym:
- beating,
- thrashing,
- licking,
- drubbing,
- lacing,
- trouncing,
- whacking
adjective
1. (british informal) enormous
- "A whacking phone bill"
- "A whacking lie"
synonym:
- whacking
adverb
1. Extremely
- "A whacking good story"
synonym:
- whacking
Examples of using
It's still unclear to many, especially to those who half destroyed it and surrendered it to Iran, whether Iraq should be pronounced e-rack or aye-rack. But, after all, is it necessary to know how to pronounce a country's name before whacking it ?
A little, old woman foiled the robbery by whacking the thief on the head with her cane.