Verb I was so angry I felt like walloping him. walloped the branches of the pear tree with a stick in an effort to knock down some fruitNoun felt the wallop of a car crashing into their front porch gave the ball a good wallop with the bat
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Verb
During that time, the company has also been walloped by tariffs, geopolitical challenges, and industry overcapacity.—Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 15 Apr. 2026 The comic sold a walloping 150,000 copies.—Borys Kit, HollywoodReporter, 3 Apr. 2026
Noun
This Afghan braise stars not just spinach as the green blast, but also a wallop of green onions and cilantro.—Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 26 Mar. 2026 Minnesotans are preparing for a winter wallop.—Chloe Rosen, CBS News, 14 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for wallop
Word History
Etymology
Verb
Middle English walopen to gallop, from Old French (Picard dialect) waloper