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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024whal•ing /ˈhweɪlɪŋ, ˈweɪ-/USA pronunciation n. [uncountable]- the work or industry of capturing whales.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024whal•ing (hwā′ling, wā′-),USA pronunciation n. - the work or industry of capturing and rendering whales;
whale fishing.
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: whaling /ˈweɪlɪŋ/ n - the work or industry of hunting and processing whales for food, oil, etc
whale1 /hweɪl, weɪl/USA pronunciation n., pl. whales, whale, v., whaled, whal•ing. n. [countable] - Mammalsa very large mammal that lives in the sea, having a fishlike body.
- Informal Terms something great or fine of its kind:[usually singular]I had a whale of a time in Europe.
v. [no object] - to be in the business of whaling.
whale2 /hweɪl, weɪl/USA pronunciation v. [~ + object], whaled, whal•ing. - to thrash, strike, hit, or beat strongly and loudly:The batter whaled the ball deep into the seats.
WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024whale1 (hwāl, wāl),USA pronunciation n., pl. whales, ( [esp. collectively]) whale, v., whaled, whal•ing. n. - Mammalsany of the larger marine mammals of the order Cetacea, esp. as distinguished from the smaller dolphins and porpoises, having a fishlike body, forelimbs modified into flippers, and a head that is horizontally flattened.
- Informal Termssomething big, great, or fine of its kind:I had a whale of a time in Europe.
- (cap.) [Astron.]the constellation Cetus.
v.i. - to engage in whaling or whale fishing.
- bef. 900; Middle English; Old English hwæl; cognate with German Wal- in Walfisch, Old Norse hvalr; perh. akin to Latin squalus kind of fish
whale2 (hwāl, wāl),USA pronunciation v., whaled, whal•ing, - to hit, thrash, or beat soundly.
- origin, originally uncertain 1780–90
Collins Concise English Dictionary © HarperCollins Publishers:: whale /weɪl/ n ( pl whales, whale)- any of the larger cetacean mammals, excluding dolphins, porpoises, and narwhals. They have flippers, a streamlined body, and a horizontally flattened tail and breathe through a blowhole on the top of the head
- a whale of a ⇒ informal an exceptionally large, fine, etc, example of a (person or thing)
Etymology: Old English hwæl; related to Old Saxon, Old High German hwal, Old Norse hvalr, Latin squalus seapig whale /weɪl/ vb - (transitive) to beat or thrash soundly
Etymology: 18th Century: variant of wale1 |