whaled

whale

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Transcription

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hweyl, weyl]
- /ʰweɪl, weɪl/

- US Pronunciation
- US IPA
- [hweyl, weyl]
- /ʰweɪl, weɪl/

Definitions of whaled word

noun plural whaled any of the larger marine mammals of the order Cetacea, especially as distinguished from the smaller dolphins and porpoises, having a fishlike body, forelimbs modified into flippers, and a head that is horizontally flattened. 1
noun plural whaled Informal. something big, great, or fine of its kind: I had a whale of a time in Europe. 1
noun plural whaled (initial capital letter) Astronomy. the constellation Cetus. 1
verb without object whaled to engage in whaling or whale fishing. 1
verb whaled to hit, thrash, or beat soundly. 1
noun whaled Simple past tense and past participle of whale. 1

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Origin of whaled

First appearance:

before 900

One of the 4% oldest English words

before 900; Middle English; Old English hwæl; cognate with German Wal- in Walfisch, Old Norse hvalr; perhaps akin to Latin squalus kind of fish

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Parts of speech for Whaled

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adjective

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adverb

pronoun

preposition

conjunction

determiner

exclamation

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whaled popularity

A common word. It’s meaning is known to most children of preschool age. About 96% of English native speakers know the meaning and use the word.

Most Europeans know this English word. The frequency of it’s usage is somewhere between "mom" and "screwdriver".

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Synonyms for whaled

verb whaled

slugged — a hard blow or hit, especially with a fist or baseball bat.
flogged — to beat with a whip, stick, etc., especially as punishment; whip; scourge.
horsewhipped — Simple past tense and past participle of horsewhip.
pummeled — to beat or thrash with or as if with the fists.
flailed — an instrument for threshing grain, consisting of a staff or handle to one end of which is attached a freely swinging stick or bar.

All 11 Synonyms of whaled