Thesaurus results for WHALED

whaled

verb

past tense of whale

as in smacked

to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner whaled the ball so hard that it sailed over the fence and into the neighbor's yard

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smacked
knocked
slapped
punched
hit
banged
slammed
whacked
pounded
clapped
struck
swiped
clipped
batted
cracked
kicked
thumped
hammered
bashed
slugged
nailed
thwacked
shoved
swatted
tapped
licked
socked
bobbed
poked
clobbered
bopped
jabbed
rapped
pushed
bludgeoned
flicked
clapt
clocked
chopped
boxed
stabbed
zapped
smote
walloped
pasted
belted
busted
clouted
biffed
tagged
bumped
slogged
bonked
stroked
pummeled
bust
battered
mauled
lashed
pummelled
beat
pelted
mangled
buffeted
peppered
roughed
cuffed
bunged
slashed
stamped
hung one on
bunted
lambasted
whipped
dumped
laced
jostled
butted
speared
scuffed
drubbed
prodded
decked
creamed
cudgelled
felled
clubbed
beaned
kneed
thrashed
levelled
flailed
pommelled
pommeled
conked
sledged
sapped
knocked down
floored
switched
caned
leveled
sledgehammered
flogged
cudgeled
bowled (down or over)
brained
sucker punched
rabbit-punched
skulled

as in whipped

to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible whaled the rug with a broom to knock the dirt out of it

Synonyms & Similar Words

whipped
slashed
lashed
flicked
thrashed
slapped
flailed
knocked
switched
hit
punched
spanked
horsewhipped
banged
hided
cut
flagellated
smacked
scourged
tanned
licked
pounded
birched
flogged
batted
whacked
mauled
leathered
swiped
strapped
clipped
cowhided
rawhided
clapped
thumped
swatted
beat
clubbed
caned
pelted
slugged
socked
boxed
cudgelled
pummeled
hammered
battered
clobbered
paddled
bopped
bashed
cracked
pummelled
thwacked
pasted
smote
walloped
bludgeoned
touched up
cuffed
mangled
buffeted
busted
lathered
quirted
roughed
knouted
clouted
worked over
lammed
whapped
bunged
belted
threshed
cudgeled
blackjacked
whupped
clapt
lambasted
laced
pistol-whipped
whopped
slated
drubbed
tromped
belabored
slogged
basted
bust
fibbed
fustigated
pommelled
pommeled

as in licked

to strike repeatedly mercilessly whaled the pickpocket for stealing from her purse

Synonyms & Similar Words

licked
pounded
lashed
whipped
pelted
knocked
battered
slapped
attacked
punched
beat
hit
thumped
batted
smashed
slammed
spanked
did
assaulted
mauled
pummeled
hided
hammered
paddled
clubbed
bashed
chopped
smacked
thrashed
whacked
bludgeoned
buffeted
lathered
walloped
whapped
worked over
tanned
pummelled
belted
whupped
threshed
raided
punched out
switched
birched
lambasted
laced
curried
flogged
swiped
whopped
slated
boxed
tromped
stormed
belabored
slogged
basted
wounded
fibbed
pommelled
drubbed
pommeled
roughed (up)
swatted
cracked
socked
clobbered
bunged up
pasted
messed (up)
rushed
assailed
strapped
thwacked
cudgelled
cuffed
laid on
busted
clouted
lammed
whomped
whammed
horsewhipped
descended (on or upon)
beat up on
jumped (on)
flagellated
beset
caned
scourged
lacerated
gored
cudgeled
pounced (on or upon)
bust
leathered
mangled
mutilated
pistol-whipped
maimed
blackjacked
cowhided
rawhided
fustigated

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