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whaling.

The practice of hunting whales.

7 characters2 syllables approx.English language

Meaning & usage

noun/ˈweɪlɪŋ/

  1. The practice of hunting whales.

    countable · uncountable

  2. The practice of spotting whales.

    countable · uncountable

  3. A beating.

    countable · informal · uncountable

  4. A form of highly personalized cyberattack that targets a senior business executive.

    countable · uncountable
verb/ˈweɪlɪŋ/

  1. present participle and gerund of whale

    form-of · gerund · participle · present

  2. physically beating.

    informal
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