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I . whop·ping [ˈ(h)wɒpɪŋ, Am ˈ(h)wɑ:p-] inf ADJ inv

II . whop·ping [ˈ(h)wɒpɪŋ, Am ˈ(h)wɑ:p-] inf N Am

1. whopping (beating):

whopping
Prügel pl inf
to give sb a whopping
jdm Prügel [o. eine Abreibung] verpassen inf

2. whopping (defeat):

whopping
Schlappe f inf
to take a [sound] whopping [from sb]
eine [schwere] Schlappe [von jdm] einstecken müssen inf

I . whop <-pp-> [(h)wɒp, Am (h)wɑ:p] VB trans esp Am inf

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1. whop (strike):

to whop sb with sth
jdn mit etw dat schlagen [o. inf hauen]
to whop sb one
jdm eine reinhauen [o. ein Ding verpassen] inf

2. whop (defeat):

to whop sb
jdn schlagen

II . whop [(h)wɒp, Am (h)wɑ:p] N usu sing esp Am inf

Examples from the PONS Dictionary (editorially verified)

whopping lie
faustdicke Lüge inf
whopping great
riesengroß inf
to give sb a whopping
jdm Prügel [o. eine Abreibung] verpassen inf
Haydn composed a whopping 104 symphonies inf
Haydn komponierte sage und schreibe 104 Sinfonien
to take a [sound] whopping [from sb]
eine [schwere] Schlappe [von jdm] einstecken müssen inf
she got a whopping 12 000 votes more than her opponent
sie bekam satte 12.000 Stimmen mehr als ihr Gegner

Monolingual examples (not verified by PONS Editors)

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He has received a whopping of 112 nominations throughout his career.
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The fan meeting gathered a whopping 10,000 fans, and portion of the profits made from the fan meet was donated to charity.
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His 482 kickoff return yards came on just 16 returns, a whopping 30.1 yards per return average.
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The film which is in two parts, has a whopping 25 songs in its combined form.
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The building, costing a whopping $424,910 at the time, was primarily used for concerts, theatre performances and graduations.
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It was intended to run woolen flannel at a whopping six hundred yards of flannel per day.
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It managed to garner over 8 million twitter handles and a whopping count of 80,000 tweets.
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On offense, they tied for the league lead in home runs (19) and led the league with a whopping 93 stolen bases.
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When he later got a whopping bill, he discovered that she had taken the opportunity to undergo major cosmetic dentistry.
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She scored 16/28 and gained a whopping 121 elo-points.
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