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ALL meanings of whaling

whal·ing
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  • noun whaling The practice or industry of hunting and killing whales for their oil, meat, or whalebone. 1
  • noun whaling the work or industry of capturing and rendering whales; whale fishing. 1
  • noun plural whaling 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 whaling Informal. something big, great, or fine of its kind: I had a whale of a time in Europe. 1
  • noun plural whaling (initial capital letter) Astronomy. the constellation Cetus. 1
  • verb without object whaling to engage in whaling or whale fishing. 1
  • verb whaling to hit, thrash, or beat soundly. 1
  • noun whaling whale hunting 1
  • uncountable noun whaling Whaling is the activity of hunting and killing whales. 0
  • noun whaling the work or industry of hunting and processing whales for food, oil, etc 0
  • adverb whaling (intensifier) 0
  • noun whaling the work or trade of hunting and killing whales for their blubber, whalebone, etc. 0
  • noun whaling a sound thrashing; whipping 0
  • noun whaling The practice of hunting whales. 0
  • noun whaling The practice of spotting whales. 0
  • noun whaling (Informal) A beating. 0
  • verb whaling present participle of whale. 0
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