# whacking

Pronunciation: say "WAK-ing" /ˈwækɪŋ/

## Verb

1. Present participle of whack. — present participle and gerund of whack
   - Simple: Present participle of whack. Use this form for hitting something hard right now.
   - _The farmer spent the morning whacking thistles down with a long stick._
   - _Whacking the dusty rug against the railing sent up a thick cloud._

## Noun

2. A beating; an act of striking someone or something forcefully and repeatedly.
   - Simple: A hard beating given by hitting someone over and over.
   - _The bully promised the smaller kids a whacking if they told the teacher._
   - _Their team took a real whacking in the second half of the match._
4. Alternative form of waacking. — Alternative form of waacking (“dance style”).
   - Simple: Another way to spell waacking, a fast arm-swinging dance style.
   - _He fell in love with whacking after watching dancers spin their arms at the club._
   - _Teachers at the festival offered an afternoon workshop on whacking._

## Adjective

3. Exceptionally large; huge, often paired with another intensifier such as great or big. *(colloquial)*
   - Simple: Very big: much larger than you would expect.
   - _She landed a whacking great salmon on her very first cast._
   - _The renovation left them with a whacking big bill to pay off._

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