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whack·ing — /ˈwækıŋ/ adj Brit informal : very large a whacking [=whopping] sum of money whacking adv He told a whacking [=very] good story. a … Useful english dictionary
bush|whack|ing — «BUSH HWAK ihng», noun. 1. the act of beating one s way through bushes. 2. fighting from behind bushes, rocks, or from other hiding places; guerrilla warfare … Useful english dictionary
whack — bush·whack; bush·whack·er; whack·er; whack; whack·ing; … English syllables
ing — aborn·ing; aw·ing; bear·ing; be·ing; bell·ing; berth·ing; bind·ing; boul·der·ing; brok·ing; brown·ing; cheese·par·ing; cleans·ing; clos·ing; con·cern·ing; con·sid·er·ing; cop·ing; cov·er·ing; crack·ing; crown·ing; duck·ing; dur·ing; en·dur·ing;… … English syllables
whacking — whack·ing … English syllables
whacking — whack|ing [ˈwækıŋ] adj whacking great BrE spoken very big = ↑whopping ▪ We got a whacking great gas bill this morning … Dictionary of contemporary English
whacking — whack|ing [ wækıŋ, hwækıŋ ] adjective BRITISH SPOKEN used for emphasis, especially for saying that something is very big: a whacking great lie … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
whacking — whack•ing [[t]ˈ(h)wæk ɪŋ, ˈwæk [/t]] adj. inf very large • Etymology: 1800–10 … From formal English to slang
paddywhack — pad•dy•whack [[t]ˈpæd iˌ(h)wæk, ˌwæk[/t]] also pad•dy•wack [[t] ˌwæk[/t]] n. v. whacked also wacked, whack•ing also wack•ing. inf 1) inf a spanking 2) inf to spank • Etymology: 1895–1900; earlier, a rage, tantrum, an Irishman, appar. Paddy+whack … From formal English to slang
Bushwhacking — Bush whack ing, n. 1. Traveling, or working a way, through bushes; pulling by the bushes, as in hauling a boat along the bushy margin of a stream. [U.S.] T. Flint. [1913 Webster] 2. The crimes or warfare of bushwhackers. [U.S.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
