whaling plural
whal·ing
The plural form of whaling is whalings
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- 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