- whop·ping
- /ˈwɑːpıŋ/ adj, always used before a nouninformal : very large, impressive, etc.
The play was a whopping success.
The car sped by at a whopping 110 miles per hour.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.
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whop|ping — «HWOP ihng», adjective. Informal. very large of its kind; huge: »a whopping lie. Also, whapping … Useful english dictionary
whop — [[t](h)wɒp, wɒp[/t]] also whap v. whopped, whop•ping, n. Informal. 1) to strike forcibly 2) to defeat soundly 3) a forcible blow • Etymology: 1375–1425; late ME whappen … From formal English to slang
bel´ly|whop´per — bel|ly|whop «BEHL ee HWOP», intransitive verb, whopped, whop|ping, noun, adverb. U.S. Slang. –v.i. 1. to ride on a sled in a prone position with the stomach downward. 2. to strike the water with the chest, or with the chest and abdomen, in diving … Useful english dictionary
bel|ly|whop — «BEHL ee HWOP», intransitive verb, whopped, whop|ping, noun, adverb. U.S. Slang. –v.i. 1. to ride on a sled in a prone position with the stomach downward. 2. to strike the water with the chest, or with the chest and abdomen, in diving. –n. a ride … Useful english dictionary
whopping — whop|ping [ˈwɔpıŋ US ˈwa: ] adj [only before noun] informal very large ▪ a whopping fee … Dictionary of contemporary English
whopping — whop|ping [ wapıŋ, hwapıŋ ] adjective INFORMAL extremely large: Sales grew last year by a whopping 78% … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
whopping — whop•ping [[t]ˈ(h)wɒp ɪŋ, ˈwɒp [/t]] adj. Informal. 1) inf very large of its kind; thumping: We caught four whopping trout[/ex] 2) inf extremely; exceedingly: a whopping big lie[/ex] • Etymology: 1615–25 … From formal English to slang
Whapping — Whap ping, Whopping Whop ping, a. Very large; monstrous; astonishing; as, a whapping story. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
Whopping — Whapping Whap ping, Whopping Whop ping, a. Very large; monstrous; astonishing; as, a whapping story. [Colloq.] [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
large — I (New American Roget s College Thesaurus) adj. big, huge, colossal, enormous, immense; large scale. See size. Ant., small. II (Roget s IV) modif. 1. [Of Great size] Syn. big, great, huge, wide, grand, considerable, substantial, vast, massive,… … English dictionary for students
