Synonyms for whacking

Most common

beating · licking · thrashing · drubbing

All synonyms

Noun

Adjective

Definitions

1. n. 1

   A beating.

2. adj. 1

   Exceptionally large; whopping (often followed by an adjective such as great or big).

Related words

Other spellings

waacking

Forms

Plural

whackings → beatings, thrashings, lickings, drubbings…

Example sentences

• beating Stop beating around the bush and get to the point.
• licking Licking is part of a cat's self-grooming routine.
• thrashing We gave them a proper thrashing.
• drubbing After its drubbing at the polls, the party has to reinvent itself.

Popularity over time

Use in printed books, per decade from 1850 to 2019.

By length

3 letters

big¹

6 letters

lacing

7 letters

beating², licking²

8 letters

drubbing²

9 letters

thrashing²

The small number after each word is its number of syllables (beating² = 2 syllables).