whopping

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adjective

whop·​ping ˈ(h)wä-piŋ How to pronounce whopping (audio)
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: extremely large
also : extraordinary, incredible

whopping

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present participle of whop entry 1

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Adjective The play was a whopping success. The car sped by at a whopping 110 miles per hour.
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Among Latinos, that lead was clocked at a whopping 30 points in an October Fox News survey. — Carlos De Loera, Los Angeles Times, 23 Oct. 2026 A day later, Gravitics Holdings slashed its deal size by a whopping 60% ahead of the space-system developer’s $50 million IPO. — Morgan Chittum, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026 Since tying the Glee record of 207 Hot 100 entries in 2020, Drake now stands at a whopping 407. — Katie Atkinson, Billboard, 21 Oct. 2026 In his first few years, between 1970–74, the artist produced a whopping 70 new sculptures, with five major solo exhibitions in New York and Nashville that established Gibson’s reputation as an artist. — The Editors Of Artnews, ARTnews.com, 20 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for whopping

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First Known Use

Adjective

circa 1625, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of whopping was circa 1625

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whopping

adjective
whop·​ping ˈhwäp-iŋ How to pronounce whopping (audio)
ˈwäp-
: extremely large
got a whopping increase in his allowance
also : incredible
a whopping success
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