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Definition of "whopping" []

  • Exceptionally large: "yet another whopping pay raise” ( Lee Atwater). (adjective)
  • Used as an intensive: a whopping good joke. (adverb)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "whopping" in a sentence
  • "Their distinctive whooping call is instantly recognizable, hence the name whopping crane, and if you catch a look at one on the wing, they are a majesty to behold."
  • "We had to pay rent, which was as I recall a whopping $180 per month."
  • ""It is estimated that government will be coining a whopping R258 million a year from the additional fee on the country's 8.6 million registered motor vehicle owners," said DA spokesman on transport,"