whacking
叩く
解説 Definition
whacking は whack（強く叩く）の現在分詞・動名詞です。物をどんと叩いたり、力を入れて打ったりする動作を表します。くだけた響きがあり、文脈によっては乱暴な印象になります。
Whacking is the present participle or gerund of whack, meaning to strike someone or something forcefully, often with a blunt object. It has an informal tone and commonly suggests a noisy, vigorous, or somewhat rough action.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
原形 whack「強く叩く」に -ing を付けた現在分詞・動名詞です。語末が無音の e ではないため綴りはそのまま whacking となり、発音も原形の語尾の子音に /ɪŋ/ を続けます。whack the table の進行中なら be whacking、動作自体なら Stop whacking の形で、hit より勢いと乱暴さを感じさせます。
Start with the base verb whack, “to hit hard,” and add -ing without changing the spelling: whack becomes whacking. Pronounce the final consonant of whack clearly before the /ɪŋ/ ending. Picture someone repeatedly striking an old carpet with a stick; the forceful, noisy action captures the informal tone of the verb. Use be whacking for an action in progress, as in He was whacking the carpet, and whacking as a gerund after verbs such as stop or keep. Compared with hit, whack usually suggests greater force, noise, or roughness.
例文
He was whacking the old carpet with a stick.
彼は古いじゅうたんを棒で叩いていました。
Stop whacking the table; the glasses may fall.
テーブルを叩くのはやめてください。グラスが落ちるかもしれません。
The worker kept whacking the metal frame until it bent.
作業員は金属の枠が曲がるまで叩き続けました。
whacking の類義語・関連語
whacking の語源・成り立ち Etymology
中英語 thwakken（強く打つ）に由来し、擬音語的な成り立ちを持つ。語末の -ing は動名詞・現在分詞接尾辞。同根語に thwack（ピシャリと打つ）、whack（一撃）がある。「バシッと叩く」という音の印象がそのまま意味になった表現。
Whacking is formed regularly from whack plus the present-participle and gerund suffix -ing. Whack is an expressive word for a forceful blow and is historically associated with thwack, which continues Middle English thwakken, “to strike hard.” The forms have an imitative or echoic character, resembling the sound of a sharp impact. Modern whacking preserves that sense of a vigorous, often noisy strike.
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