Used in a Sentence

whopping

How to use whopping in a sentence. Example sentences and definitions for whopping.

Editorial note

Why did Nokia buy Navteq in 2008 for a whopping $8B?

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Parts of speech2

Quick take

(used informally) very large; "a thumping loss"

Meaning at a glance

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adjective

(used informally) very large; "a thumping loss"

adverb

extremely; "they all were whopping drunk"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for whopping.

adverb

extremely; "they all were whopping drunk"

Example sentences

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Why did Nokia buy Navteq in 2008 for a whopping $8B?

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Century link is also up there with a plan for a whopping 7mbps of speed down and less than 1mbps up.

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And the city added a net total of a whopping 269 new housing units in 2011.

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And is estimated to end up at a whopping 270 million over the next couple of decades.

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Think of others for a whopping ten minutes and put down the device so we can all safely load / unload and get on/off the ground.

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Bungie says it has a whopping 350 in-house developers working on Destiny Holy burn rate Batman!

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Sorry, but at a whopping $1050 after purchasing this critical component, I'd rather just buy a 11in Macbook air for cheaper.

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" They are the culprits in a whopping 9 of 10 alcohol and drug violations and the suspected perpetrators in 4 out of 5 crimes that end up in juvenile court.

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The result is the sort of do-nothing congressional bitchfest which is currently pleasing to a whopping 8% of Americans.

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I had a whopping 4MB of RAM and would load the OS from a floppy disk into RAM, after which it would create a decent sized RAM drive that I would periodically save my work to.

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Apple offered to license it's tech to Samsung in 2010 for a whopping $40/device - personally, I don't think that a fee that exorbitant counts, but that's personal opinion.

Frequently asked questions

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How do you use whopping in a sentence?

Why did Nokia buy Navteq in 2008 for a whopping $8B?

What does whopping mean?

(used informally) very large; "a thumping loss"

What part of speech is whopping?

whopping is commonly used as adjective, adverb.