wallopings

Definition of wallopingsnext
plural of walloping

Example Sentences

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Noun
  • His tail whips against the stalks of flowers planted by the woman who recently moved there with him.
    María Ospina, The Dial, 31 Mar. 2026
  • Johnson is one of two majority whips.
    Charlotte Observer, Charlotte Observer, 26 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • In September, a photo showing an enslaved man's scarred back from whippings was removed from a national monument in Georgia.
    Aida Mogos, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
  • The earliest depictions of slavery were already crawling with the terrible proceedings the Gothic tends to depict, from bloody whippings to family curses to the wrathful wraiths of the slain enslaved.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 20 Feb. 2026
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“Wallopings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/wallopings. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.

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