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Meanings of whacking in English
Synonyms
Examples for "beating"
Examples for "beating"
1
The gap in heat-beating infrastructure creates an inequitable distribution of health risk.
2
We believe that the use of non-heart-beating-donor organs has potential in China.
3
Carlsberg's disappointing report followed forecast-beating results last week from Dutch rival Heineken.
4
Ye've taken quite the beating today; ye deserve a bit o' rest.
5
Forecast-beating China manufacturing data fueled gains that were led by commodities stocks.
1
The book said the way to tell them apart is by licking.
2
Wound licking has been shown to promote extraoral wound healing among animals.
3
Calm Control? I demanded, surprised by the anger licking at my heart.
4
The puppy was licking the injured nose industriously and whimpering the while.
5
No significant group differences in unconditioned licking or trials initiated were revealed.
1
Ace High said nothing; simply tightened his grip on Heck's thrashing arm.
2
I can't help him if he's thrashing in the water, Glover said.
3
Ash stopped thrashing long enough to get a good look at me.
4
The slump is also thrashing home builders and developers, banks have said.
5
The terrible thrashing about in the icy water had quenched my spirit.
1
But, in two areas at least, I received a fairly serious drubbing.
2
Ninety minutes for the paymaster to give the profligate state a drubbing.
3
DUBLIN Irish banks took a drubbing as investors swerved the sector generally.
4
Their withdrawal comes just days after the Leinster semi-final drubbing by Offaly.
5
A second successive drubbing from Modi prompted calls for Gandhi to quit.
1
Irritation rose, lacing the words, That included the melts for your sister.
2
The lacing system and way it tightens around the midfoot is perfect.
3
In a matter of minutes he was dressed and lacing his boots.
4
But he shoved it into his pocket and finished lacing the boots.
5
To-the-toe lacing and a two-tiered footbed help you dial in the fit.
1
True-Jimmyhad no respect for packet boats and deserved a good trouncing.
2
Darts were serious business, and she took serious pleasure in trouncing the Hammer.
3
He just can't forget his election trouncing.The people of South Carolina will remember!
4
That had nothing on the trouncing of Liverpool six days later.
5
He fares best against Palin, trouncing her by double figures everywhere but Ohio.
Usage of whacking in English
1
Nothing pleased him more than whacking the Yanks in their own backyard.
2
He marched over to the sealed door and started whacking at it.
3
There was a distant, muffled noise like a hammer whacking a pillow.
4
They'd climbed up beside the bell and were whacking it with hammers.
5
She's just hoisted her sail, and a whacking big sail it is.
6
She bolted upright, her head whacking into the chin of a rubbernecker.
7
Hotels whacking guests with high internet charges is a classic example.
8
A good whacking has a way of sweetening some gals up.
9
He was completely unable to cope with Edmund's whacking serve and weapon-grade forehand.
10
I remember twice choosing the right bloke and whacking into them.
11
He had reminded her of it by whacking his hand against his thigh.
12
If there'd been pillows, they'd have all started whacking each other.
13
Had four young pigeons carried off last night by a whacking big rat.
14
He was smiling, whacking Ted's bare shoulders lightly with a notebook in cadence.
15
August disappears entirely for three days, and Uncle Al begins whacking heads again.
16
Nothing pumps the adrenaline like whacking pads Eventually, I landed my punches correctly.
About this term
Frequent collocations
Whacking through the time
Whacking across language varieties
United States of America
Common
United Kingdom
Common