Big and Whacking

Big

Big adjective - Of a size greater than average of its kind.
Usage example: bought a big apple to quench his raging appetite

Whacking and big are semantically related. (British) In some cases you can use "Whacking" instead an adjective "Big". informal substitute

Nearby Word: bigness

Whacking

Whacking adjective - Unusually large.
Usage example: harvested a whacking number of zucchini from the garden

Big and whacking are semantically related. You can use "Big" instead an adjective "Whacking".

Nearby Words: whacked, whack, whacky, whacker

Both words in one sentence

  • Manga / Kasei Yakyoku Big Damn Heroes: Taka saves Sara, Akiko and Junichirou from some thugs via whacking them with a pool cue.
  • Video Game / Gothic Death of a Thousand Cuts: In Gothic II, the easiest way to bring down the big Troll enemies (if you weren't a caster) was to just keep whacking at them.
  • Film / Hot Rod When Rod "dies" after his big jump, he has an Imagine Spot where a giant taco beats a giant grilled-cheese sandwich after whacking it with a steel chair.
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