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
Streets are closed regularly in Charleston, S.C., as torrential rains wallop the city. Chris Morris, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2022 Although there are already signs of slowdown, especially in the housing market, economists fear that the full effects of higher interest rates could wallop the economy later in the year and trigger a recession. Abha Bhattarai, Washington Post, 15 Aug. 2022 This year, the Aussie rock band has lived up to their reputation for producing gorgeous, jangly guitar melodies that somehow manage to wallop your solar plexus. Corbin Reiff, SPIN, 30 June 2022 Diaz’s revelation will wallop you with its obviousness.Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2022 The Huskies proceeded to wallop the third-seeded Hoosiers, 75-58, setting up Monday’s contest.New York Times, 28 Mar. 2022 With limited surgical equipment and no anesthesia, Will has to wallop the patient to keep him from waking up in a panic mid-procedure. Bryan Alexander, USA TODAY, 9 Apr. 2022 Tens of millions of Americans are in the path of a winter storm that's forecast to wallop much of the eastern U.S. with snow, rain and wind over the next couple of days. Doyle Rice, USA TODAY, 11 Mar. 2022 This time, winter storm Landon is set to wallop areas to the south and east of Wisconsin including the Chicago metro area as well as northern Indiana and southern Michigan. Joe Taschler, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 2 Feb. 2022
Noun
Zanzibar peppercorns pack a wallop of heat with a faint lemony zing, while crushed chipotle flakes punch through with haunting smoke and intense spice. Shilpa Uskokovic, Bon Appétit, 25 Aug. 2022 Even for those visitors for whom the reference was unfamiliar, the work still packed a wallop. Rebecca Mead, The New Yorker, 15 Aug. 2022 The savory Cappuccino Crunch packs a wallop of coffee flavor wrapped around chunks of Heath bars. Roger Naylor, The Arizona Republic, 14 July 2022 Thanks to Taylor Hawkins on the drumkit, the Foos never lacked wallop either. Matt Wake | Mwake@al.com, al, 4 July 2022 The film features a long wind-up to the main action, including a lengthy detour in Cairo, but the emotional wallop comes late, as Archy and Frank's unit takes part in a suicidal and pointless charge directly into Ottoman machine gunners. David Faris, The Week, 28 June 2022 Gauging the more powerful M60's wallop is a bit like gauging two similar kicks to the backside. Mike Sutton, Car and Driver, 24 May 2022 The steering was immediate, even for a race car, the grip was immense and the acceleration was perpetually good for a wallop in the back, even as the near-silent motor was outshouted by gearbox whine that filled the tiny yet airy cockpit. Sam Smith, Robb Report, 12 Mar. 2022 In Smoczyńska’s curious, careering, unshakeable wallop of a film, no touch is lightly felt, no hard-fought word taken for granted. Guy Lodge, Variety, 25 May 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Verb
Middle English walopen to gallop, from Old French (Picard dialect) waloper