Meaning

1 senses

  1. (colloquial, not comparable)Exceptionally great or large.

    It weighed a whopping 700 pounds when it was full.

    riesig, enorm

    (used informally) very large

Examples

4 sentences

  1. The movie was a whopping success.

    deDer Film war ein Riesenerfolg. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

    qmak · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · C1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

  2. The rumour turned out to be a whopping lie.

    deDas Gerücht erwies sich als große Lüge. — Pfirsichbaeumchen

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  3. A whopping twenty-five goals were scored in yesterday's football highlights show.

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  4. Donald beat Jessica by a whopping five marks.

    Amastan · Tatoeba · CC BY 2.0 FR · C1Open on TatoebaReport a problem

Translations

4 languages
Deutsch
By meaning 1
exceptionally great or large:

Origin

whop (verb) + -ing.

whop (verb) + -ing.

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Synonyms

5 synonyms
largeA1
Close in meaning

See also

neighbours in the dictionary
whoopswhopwhoseA1

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