- present participle of whop.
whopping
Example Sentences
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Towards the end of day 12, China were sitting pretty at the top of the medals table with a whopping 152 golds.
From Barron's ● Oct. 1, 2026
By late 2023, prices had fallen to closer to $2 a dozen before rising again, peaking at a whopping $6.23 in March 2025, consumer price data show.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 25, 2026
Two of the drama’s whopping 53 nominations were for Seehorn’s portrayal of determined attorney Kim Wexler.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 14, 2026
During the second quarter alone, BP cut various financial liabilities, which include debt, hybrid debt, leases and settlement payments for the Deepwater Horizon disaster, by a whopping $7 billion.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 18, 2026
Then, in May, the Soviet Union orbited Sputnik III, weighing in at a whopping 2,925 pounds.
From "October Sky" by Homer Hickam
