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View usage for: (hwækɪŋ) adjective [ADJECTIVE noun]You can use whacking to emphasize how big something is. [British, informal, emphasis] The supermarkets may be making whacking profits. Whacking is also an adverb. ...a whacking great hole. More Synonyms of whacking whacking in British English (ˈwækɪŋ) informal, mainly British adverb2. (intensifier) a whacking big lie whacking in American English (ˈhwækɪŋ; ˈwækɪŋ) Chiefly British, Informal adjective1. very large; tremendous adverb2. tremendously; hugely a whacking good tale Examples of 'whacking' in a sentencewhacking They are potentially going to have to pay a whacking great amount of tax.Then you notice the whacking great big lighthouse back left.But his team went further, going about the red machine with a whacking great hammer.A whacking great chunk is around twenty quid and great for a party.I've managed to get a whacking great crop of potatoes planted.It was certainly not holding up the roof but if you really want to disrupt a preparation, then put in a whacking great pillar.That's right, whacking great wooden sticks.Here they've delivered an atmospheric Britpop anthem with a whacking great stadium in mind.A lot of them end up with massive lumps of equity in their home, instead of having a whacking great mortgage.The public would not understand why MPs should get such a whacking great rise when most public servants are getting 1 per cent.For a whacking great fee, I expect. Definition extremely (informal) Your coat's got a whacking great tear up the back. Synonyms extraordinary humongous or humungous (informal) Additional synonymsDefinition of great or considerable size, weight, number, or capacity Australia's a big country. Synonyms large, great, huge, giant, massive, vast, enormous, considerable, substantial, extensive, immense, spacious, gigantic, monumental (informal), mammoth, bulky, burly, colossal, stellar (informal), prodigious, hulking, ponderous, voluminous, elephantine, ginormous (informal), humongous or humungous (informal), sizable or sizeable, supersize Definition like an elephant, esp. in being huge, clumsy, or ponderous His legs were elephantine. Synonyms massive, great, huge, heavy, giant, enormous, immense, lumbering, gigantic, monstrous, mammoth, bulky, colossal, weighty, hulking, laborious, ponderous, gargantuan, humongous or humungous (informal) Definition unusually large in size, extent, or degree an enormous dust cloud blocking out the sun Synonyms huge, massive, vast, extensive, tremendous, gross, excessive, immense, titanic, jumbo (informal), gigantic, monstrous, mammoth, colossal, mountainous, stellar (informal), prodigious, gargantuan, elephantine, astronomic, ginormous (informal), Brobdingnagian, humongous or humungous (informal), supersize - wetland
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Additional synonymsDefinition remarkably large a giant oak tablea giant step towards unification Synonyms huge, great, large, vast, enormous, extensive, tremendous, immense, titanic, jumbo (informal), gigantic, monumental (informal), monstrous, mammoth, colossal, mountainous, stellar (informal), prodigious, stupendous, gargantuan, elephantine, ginormous (informal), Brobdingnagian, humongous or humungous (informal), supersize Definition extremely large The road is bordered by gigantic rocks. Synonyms huge, great, large, giant, massive, vast, enormous, extensive, tremendous, immense, titanic, jumbo (informal), monumental, monstrous, mammoth, colossal, mountainous, stellar (informal), prodigious, stupendous, gargantuan, herculean, elephantine, ginormous (informal), Brobdingnagian, Cyclopean, humongous or humungous (informal), supersize Definition large in number or amount a great hall as long and high as a church Synonyms large, big, huge, vast, enormous, extensive, tremendous, immense, gigantic, mammoth, bulky, colossal, prodigious, stupendous, voluminous, elephantine, ginormous (informal), humongous or humungous (informal), GR8, supersize Definition having a relatively great size, quantity, or extent In a large room about a dozen children are sitting on the carpet. Synonyms massive, great, big, huge, giant, vast, enormous, considerable, substantial, immense, tidy (informal), jumbo (informal), gigantic, monumental (informal), mammoth, colossal, gargantuan, stellar (informal), king-size, ginormous (informal), Brobdingnagian, humongous or humungous (US, slang), sizable or sizeable, supersize Definition gigantic The mammoth undertaking was completed in 18 months. Synonyms colossal, huge, giant, massive, vast, enormous, mighty, immense, titanic, jumbo (informal), gigantic, monumental (informal), mountainous, stellar (informal), prodigious, stupendous, gargantuan, elephantine, ginormous (informal), Brobdingnagian, humongous or humungous (informal), supersize Definition huge They were erecting a monstrous edifice. Synonyms huge, giant, massive, great, towering, vast, enormous, tremendous, immense, titanic, gigantic, mammoth, colossal, stellar (informal), prodigious, stupendous, gargantuan, elephantine, ginormous (informal), humongous or humungous (informal) Definition very large or immense This business generates cash in prodigious amounts. Synonyms huge, giant, massive, vast, enormous, tremendous, immense, gigantic, monumental (informal), monstrous, mammoth, colossal, stellar (informal), stupendous, inordinate, immeasurableDefinition very large or impressive I felt a tremendous pressure on my chest. Synonyms huge, great, towering, vast, enormous, terrific, formidable, immense, awesome, titanic, gigantic, monstrous, mammoth, colossal, whopping (informal), stellar (informal), prodigious, stupendous, gargantuanDefinition unusually large Planned spending amounts to a whopping $31.4 billion. Synonyms gigantic, great, big, large, huge, giant, massive, enormous, extraordinary, tremendous, monstrous, whacking (informal), mammoth, prodigious, elephantine, humongous or humungous (informal) |