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Webster 1913 Edition


Whaling

Whal′ing

,
Noun.
The hunting of whales.

Whal′ing

,
Adj.
Pertaining to, or employed in, the pursuit of whales;
as, a
whaling
voyage; a
whaling
vessel.

Definition 2024


whaling

whaling

English

Noun

whaling (countable and uncountable, plural whalings)

  1. The practice of hunting whales.
  2. The practice of spotting whales.
  3. (informal) A beating.

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whaling

  1. present participle of whale