whacking

/wækɪŋ/

/hwækɪŋ/

Other forms: whackings

Definitions of whacking

1. noun

   the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows
   synonyms: beating, drubbing, lacing, licking, thrashing, trouncing

   types:

   flagellation, flogging, lashing, tanning, whipping

   beating with a whip or strap or rope as a form of punishment

   flagellation

   beating as a source of erotic or religious stimulation

   self-flagellation

   self-punishment inflicted by whipping

   horsewhipping

   the act of whipping with a horsewhip

   type of:

   corporal punishment

   the infliction of physical injury on someone convicted of committing a crime
2. adjective

   (British informal) enormous
   “a whacking phone bill”

   “a whacking lie”

   synonyms:

   big, large

   above average in size or number or quantity or magnitude or extent
3. adverb

   extremely
   “a whacking good story”