walloping — a heavy defeat or severe beating
Part of speech: NOUN
Definition: a heavy defeat or severe beating
Pronunciation (IPA): /ˈwɑːləpɪŋ/
Example Sentences
- My mom gave me a walloping for breaking her favorite vase.
- That's a walloping pizza! It could feed an entire football team.
- The storm was walloping the coast with 100mph winds.
walloping
NOUN[/ˈwɑːləpɪŋ/]
a heavy defeat or severe beating
Complete defeat in the ring
Galloping into a walloping, while storm clouds are developing
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🎤Pronunciation
🌳Etymology
Origin
The word derives from Middle English 'walopen' (14th century), originally an onomatopoeia imitating the sound of a galloping horse. Over time, the meaning evolved to denote 'striking forcefully,' and by the 20th century it developed into an intensifying adjective meaning 'large' or 'enormous.'
Breakdown
walopen (Middle English: to gallop) + -ing (present participle suffix). The base verb underwent semantic shift from the imitative sound of rapid movement to the action of striking with force, with the -ing suffix creating the present participle and gerund forms.
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🔗Collocations
📝Examples
“My mom gave me a walloping for breaking her favorite vase.”
“That's a walloping pizza! It could feed an entire football team.”
“The storm was walloping the coast with 100mph winds.”
“He came home with a walloping black eye after the fight.”
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