Synonyms for wallopings


Grammar : Noun
Spell : wol-uh-ping
Phonetic Transcription : ˈwɒl ə pɪŋ

Top 10 synonyms for wallopings Other synonyms for the word wallopings

Définition of wallopings

Origin :
  • late 14c., "to gallop," possibly from Old North French *waloper (13c.), probably from Frankish *walalaupan "to run well" (cf. Old High German wela "well" and Old Low Franconian loupon "to run, leap"). The meaning "to thrash" (1820) and the noun meaning "heavy blow" (1823) may be separate developments, of imitative origin. Related: Walloped; walloping.
  • As in whipping : noun beating
  • As in drubbing : noun defeat
  • As in dusting : noun defeat
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