English dictionary

whapping Meaning & Definition

ˈ(h)wäp

What Does Whapping Mean?

As a verb, whapping means to pull or whip out. It is also used to mean beat, strike.

Whapping at a Glance

Part of speech	verb
Pronunciation	/ˈ(h)wäp/
Syllables	1
Synonyms	annihilating, blowing away and bombing

Whapping Definition (Verb)

to pull or whip out
beat, strike
to defeat totally

Synonyms of Whapping

annihilating blowing away bombing burying clobbering creaming drubbing dusting flattening pasting routing shellacking skinning skunking smoking smotheringsnowing underthrashing trimming tromping trouncing walloping waxing whipping whomping whupping bashing basting battering batting beating belaboring belting birching bludgeoning buffeting bunging up clubbing currying doing fibbing flogging hammering hiding lacing lambasting lashing lathering licking mauling messing (up)paddling pelting pommeling pounding pummeling punching out roughing (up)slating slogging switching tanning threshing thumping whaling working over annihilate blow away bomb bury clobber cream drub dust flatten paste rout shellac skin skunk smoke smother snow under thrash trim tromp trounce wallop wax whip whomp whup bash baste bat batter beat belabor belt birch bludgeon buffet bung up club curry do fib flog hammer hide lace lambaste lash lather lick maul mess (up)paddle pelt pommel pound pummel punch outrough (up)slate slog switch tan thresh thump whale work over

Whapping synonyms and antonyms →

Antonyms of Whapping

No antonyms or near antonyms are listed by the available sources for this entry.

Whapping in a Sentence

She whapped down on the floor.

despite high hopes, the hometown favorites got whopped again

maybe if that television station replaced its obnoxious news anchor, it wouldn't get consistently whopped in the ratings

he called me a name and I whopped him good

Word Forms & Grammar

whopped

whapped

whop·ping

whap·ping

whap

whapping

whaps

whop

whopping

whops

Words That Rhyme With Whapping

Origin of Whapping

Middle English whappen, alteration of wappen to throw violently

First Known Use

14th century

How to Pronounce Whapping

Whapping is pronounced /ˈ(h)wäp/ and has 1 syllable.