English Explanatory Dictionary

whale on

English dictionary entry

Meanings

verb

To strike an opponent heavily and repeatedly in a fight.
To beat heavily on anything.

Pronunciation

En-au-whale on.ogg

Word forms

whale on whales on whaling on whaled on

Etymology

See whale (“to beat vigorously or soundly”).

Related words

wale on wail on whale away

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