1. (

• beating ,
• thrashing ,
• licking ,
• drubbing ,
• lacing ,
• trouncing ,
• whacking

) the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows ;

1. (

• whack ,
• wham ,
• whop ,
• wallop

) hit hard; "The teacher whacked the boy" ;

1. (

• whacking

) (British informal) enormous; "a whacking phone bill"; "a whacking lie" ;

1. (

• whacking

) extremely; "a whacking good story" ;