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whalingverbpresent participle of whale to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous mannerwhaled the ball so hard that it sailed over the fence and into the neighbor's yard banging, bashing, batting, belting, biffing, bludgeoning, bobbing, bonking, bopping, boxing, busting, clapping, clipping, clobbering, clocking, clouting, cracking, hammering, hitting, knocking, nailing, pasting, pounding, punching, rapping, slamming, slapping, slogging, slugging, smacking, smiting, socking, striking, swatting, swiping, tagging, thumping, thwacking, walloping, whacking, zapping battering, beating, buffeting, bunging, chopping, cuffing, drubbing, lacing, lambasting, licking, mangling, mauling, pelting, peppering, pommeling(or pommelling), pummeling(also pummelling), roughingscuffingbunting, flicking, stroking, tappingbumping, butting, jabbing, jostling, kicking, kneeing, poking, prodding, pushing, shoving, stampingbowling (down or over), creaming, decking, dumping(slang), felling, flooring, knocking down, leveling(or levelling)rabbit-punching, sucker punchingcaning, clubbing, cudgeling(or cudgelling), flailing, flogging, lashing, sapping, slashing, sledgehammering, sledging, spearing, stabbing, switching, thrashing, whippingbeaning, braining, conking, skulling hanging one on to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexiblewhaled the rug with a broom to knock the dirt out of it birching, cowhiding, flagellating, flailing, flogging, hiding, horsewhipping, lashing, leathering, rawhiding, scourging, slashing, switching, tanning, thrashing, whipping knouting, quirting, strappingcuttingflicking, touching upblackjacking, caning, clubbing, cudgeling(or cudgelling), fustigatingpistol-whippingbanging, bopping, boxing, busting, clapping, clipping, clobbering, clouting, cracking, cuffing, hitting, knocking, lamming, pasting, punching, slapping, slugging, smacking, smiting, socking, spanking, swatting, swiping, thwacking, walloping, whackingbashing, basting, battering, batting, beating, belaboring, belting, bludgeoning, buffeting, bunging, drubbing, fibbing(British), hammering, lacing, lambasting, lathering, licking, mangling, mauling, paddling, pelting, pommeling(or pommelling), pounding, pummeling(also pummelling), roughing, slating, slogging, threshing, thumping, tromping, whopping(or whapping), whupping, working over to strike repeatedlymercilessly whaled the pickpocket for stealing from her purse bashing, basting, battering, batting, beating, belaboring, belting, birching, bludgeoning, buffeting, bunging up, clubbing, currying, doing, drubbing, fibbing(British), flogging, hammering, hiding, lacing, lambasting, lashing, lathering, licking, mauling, messing (up), paddling, pelting, pommeling(or pommelling), pounding, pummeling(also pummelling), punching out, roughing (up), slating, slogging, switching, tanning, thrashing, threshing, thumping, tromping, walloping, whipping, whopping(or whapping), whupping, working over assailing, assaulting, attacking, besetting, boxing, busting, chopping, clobbering, clouting, cracking, cudgeling(or cudgelling), cuffing, descending (on or upon), hitting, jumping (on), knocking, lamming, laying on, pasting, pouncing (on or upon), punching, raiding, rushing, slamming, slapping, smacking, smashing, socking, spanking, storming, swatting, swiping, thwacking, whacking, whamming, whompingblackjacking, caning, cowhiding, flagellating, fustigating, horsewhipping, leathering, pistol-whipping, rawhiding, scourging, strappinggoring, lacerating, woundingmaiming, mangling, mutilating beating up on in 1688 |