Whacking — meaning, pronunciation & more

Definition

the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows

hit hard

Pronunciation

🇺🇸American English

/wˈækɪŋ/

🇬🇧British English

/wˈakɪŋ/

🇮🇳Indian English

/wˈakɪŋ/

2 syllables Say it as /wˈækɪŋ/.

Examples

The teacher whacked the boy
a whacking phone bill
a whacking lie

Synonyms & Antonyms

Synonyms

lacing whack wallop wham licking trouncing thrashing whop beating drubbing

Parts of Speech

noun	the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows
verb	hit hard “The teacher whacked the boy”
adjective	(British informal) enormous “a whacking phone bill”
adverb	extremely “a whacking good story”

Word Forms

beat	verb	give a beating to; subject to a beating, either as a punishment or as an act of aggression
thrash	verb	give a thrashing to; beat hard
trounce	verb	beat severely with a whip or rod
whack	verb	hit hard
whack	noun	the act of hitting vigorously
whacking	noun	the act of inflicting corporal punishment with repeated blows
wallop	noun	a severe blow
walloper	noun	a very hard hitter

Around the World

Europe

🇩🇪German

schlagen

der Akt der körperlichen Züchtigung durch wiederholte Schläge

🇫🇷French

raclée

le fait d'infliger des châtiments corporels à coups répétés

🇪🇸Spanish

enorme

el acto de infligir castigo corporal con golpes repetidos

🇮🇹Italian

colpire

l'atto di infliggere punizioni corporali con colpi ripetuti

🇳🇱Dutch

afranseling

de handeling van het opleggen van lijfstraffen met herhaalde slagen

🇵🇹Portuguese

batendo

o ato de infligir castigos corporais com golpes repetidos

🇷🇺Russian

избиение

акт применения телесного наказания с повторными ударами

India

🇮🇳Hindi

पिटाई

बार-बार प्रहार करके शारीरिक दंड देने की क्रिया

🇧🇩Bengali

মারধর

বারবার আঘাত করে শারীরিক শাস্তি প্রদানের কাজ

🇮🇳Tamil

அடித்தல்

உடல் ரீதியான தண்டனையை மீண்டும் மீண்டும் அடிக்கும் செயல்

🇮🇳Telugu

కొట్టడం

పదే పదే దెబ్బలతో శారీరక దండన విధించే చర్య

🇮🇳Marathi

धक्काबुक्की

वारंवार मारहाण करून शारीरिक शिक्षा देण्याची कृती

🇮🇳Gujarati

મારપીટ

વારંવાર મારામારી સાથે શારીરિક સજા આપવાનું કાર્ય

🇮🇳Kannada

ಹೊಡೆಯುವುದು

ಪುನರಾವರ್ತಿತ ಹೊಡೆತಗಳೊಂದಿಗೆ ದೈಹಿಕ ಶಿಕ್ಷೆಯನ್ನು ವಿಧಿಸುವ ಕ್ರಿಯೆ

🇮🇳Malayalam

അടിക്കുക

ആവർത്തിച്ചുള്ള പ്രഹരങ്ങളാൽ ശാരീരിക ശിക്ഷ നൽകുന്ന പ്രവൃത്തി

🇮🇳Punjabi

ਕੁੱਟਮਾਰ

ਵਾਰ-ਵਾਰ ਧੱਕੇ ਮਾਰ ਕੇ ਸਰੀਰਕ ਸਜ਼ਾ ਦੇਣ ਦਾ ਕੰਮ

🇵🇰Urdu

مارنا

بار بار مارنے کے ساتھ جسمانی سزا دینے کا عمل

East & Southeast Asia

🇨🇳Chinese

重击

反复殴打体罚的行为

🇯🇵Japanese

叩く

繰り返しの打撃による体罰を加える行為

🇰🇷Korean

강타

반복적인 구타로 체벌을 가하는 행위

🇻🇳Vietnamese

đòn roi

hành vi trừng phạt thân thể bằng nhiều cú đánh

🇹🇭Thai

ตี

การกระทำที่ก่อให้เกิดการลงโทษทางร่างกายด้วยการชกซ้ำ ๆ

🇮🇩Indonesian

amat besar

tindakan menjatuhkan hukuman fisik dengan pukulan berulang-ulang

🇵🇭Filipino

paghahampas

ang pagkilos ng pagpapataw ng corporal punishment na may paulit-ulit na suntok

🇲🇾Malay

pukulan

perbuatan menjatuhkan hukuman dera dengan pukulan berulang kali

Middle East

🇸🇦Arabic

الضرب

فعل إلحاق العقاب الجسدي بالضربات المتكررة

🇮🇷Persian

ضربت زدن

اعمال تنبیه بدنی با ضربات مکرر

🇹🇷Turkish

koskocaman

tekrarlanan darbelerle bedensel ceza verme eylemi

🇮🇱Hebrew

כַּבִּיר

פעולת הטלת ענישה גופנית במכות חוזרות ונשנות

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