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whopping

American  
[hwop-ing, wop-] / ˈʰwɒp ɪŋ, ˈwɒp- /

adjective

Informal.

  1. very large of its kind; thumping.

    We caught four whopping trout.

adverb

  1. extremely; exceedingly.

    a whopping big lie.
whopping British  
/ ˈwɒpɪŋ /

adjective

  1. informal uncommonly large

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

Etymology

Origin of whopping

First recorded in 1615–25; whop + -ing 2

Example Sentences

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Newcastle have let in a whopping 23 goals since they kept their most recent clean sheet in a 3-0 win against PSV Eindhoven in the Champions League last month.

From BBC

Last year, they represented a “whopping” 2% of America’s GDP — and in terms of inflows, no other country in the G-10 has come close to attracting as much.

From MarketWatch

Even though Hill will cost $28 million in dead money, his release actually saves the team $23 million because he was due to represent a whopping $51 million cap hit next season.

From The Wall Street Journal

An investor owning the fifth of the index with the lowest ROE would have made 14 times their money; one owning the fifth of stocks scoring highest would have made a whopping 85 times.

From The Wall Street Journal

Just two seasons ago at Minnesota, Murphy racked up a whopping 118 penalty minutes—or nearly two full games.

From The Wall Street Journal

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