whopping
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7.7
- adverb
- /ˈwɑːpɪŋ/
- Informal
- That new laptop is whopping expensive for a student budget.
Examples
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The new car was whopping fast, reaching 60 miles per hour in just four seconds.
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The crowd was whopping loud at the championship game.
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He was whopping drunk after the party last night.
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That was a whopping success!
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She made a whopping mistake in her calculations.
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Her birthday cake was whopping sweet, loaded with layers of chocolate and cream.
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The hike was whopping challenging, requiring us to climb steep hills and rocky terrain.
Synonyms
3
7.0
To use before an adjective to show a very strong feeling
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8.2
Makes a describing word sound very strong
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7.7
Very large in size or amount
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7.8
To a very large degree
To make a describing word much stronger
Antonyms
How Extreme
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Whopping as an adverb also comes from the old verb whop 'to hit' and the sense of something big, so people began using it as a strong way to say 'very' or 'extremely'. That's why saying someone was 'whopping' drunk means they were extremely drunk.