- present participle of whack.
whacking
Example Sentences
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So now he’s whacking Canada harder for punching back.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
Hunter was dropped on three and went on to make 28 before Prendergast accelerated through the middle overs, whacking eight fours and two sixes in her match-winning knock.
From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2026
Two big loans that were made during the postpandemic boom in private-equity buyouts are defaulting, whacking some private-credit funds and ratcheting up losses in the already troubled corner of Wall Street.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 24, 2026
From repeatedly whacking steel with a heavy hammer to sitting sweat-drenched by a hearth for hours, the daily grind of blademaking is also not for the faint-hearted.
From Barron's ● Feb. 11, 2026
Whenever she had a free hour she stole away to work at the drills Syrio had taught her, moving barefoot over the fallen leaves, slashing at branches and whacking down leaves.
From "A Clash of Kings" by George R.R. Martin
