whaling
Pronunciation
  • IPA: /ˈweɪlɪŋ/
Noun

whaling

  1. The practice of hunting whales.
  2. The practice of spotting whales.
  3. (informal) A beating.
Synonyms Translations
  • French: chasse à la baleine
  • German: Walfang
  • Italian: caccia alla balena
  • Portuguese: baleação
  • Russian: охо́та на кит
  • Spanish: caza de ballenas
Verb
  1. present participle of whale#English|whale



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