English Explanatory Dictionary

whaling

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The practice of hunting whales.
  2. The practice of spotting whales.
  3. A beating.
  4. A form of highly personalized cyberattack that targets a senior business executive.
verb
  1. present participle and gerund of whale

Pronunciation

/ˈweɪlɪŋ/ LL-Q1860 (eng)-Vealhurl-whaling.wav

Word forms

whaling whalings

Synonyms

whale watching

Related words

mallemaroking

Derived words

Murrumbidgee whaling whaling station
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