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WHOPPING

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 I. (adjective) 

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Meaning:

(used informally) very large

Example:

a thumping loss

Synonyms:

banging; humongous; thumping; walloping; whopping

Classified under:

Adjectives

Similar:

big; large (above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent)

Domain usage:

colloquialism (a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech)

 II. (verb) 

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-ing form of the verb whop

 III. (adverb) 

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Meaning:

Extremely

Example:

they all were whopping drunk

Classified under:

Adverbs

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