English
whiting
see also: Whiting
Noun

whiting (uncountable)

  1. A fine white chalk used in paints, putty, whitewash etc.
    Synonyms: whitening
    hyponyms en
    • 1918, Hannah Teresa Rowley, ‎Mrs. Helen Louise (Wales) Farrell, Principles of Chemistry Applied to the Household
      Precipitated calcium carbonate, a very fine powdery form, is used as a basis for many tooth powders and pastes. As whiting it finds a wide use in cleaning metals of their tarnishes.
Translations
  • Russian: побе́лка
Verb
  1. present participle of white#English|white
Noun

whiting (plural whitings)

  1. A fish, Merlangius merlangus, similar to cod, found in the North Atlantic; English whiting (US).
  2. Any fish of many species that resemble Merlangius merlangus:
    1. (US) Any of several marine fish found in North American coastal waters, including hakes (genus Merluccius), especially Merluccius bilinearis (the silver hake).
    2. Any of the species of Sillaginidae (smelt-whiting) inhabiting Indo-Pacific marine coasts, many of which are commercially important whitefish.
    3. (Canada) Alaska pollock (ll mul, syn. ll mul).
    4. A blue whiting (Micromesistius poutassou), a marine fish of the Northern Hemisphere.
    5. A southern blue whiting (Micromesistius australis), a marine fish of the Southern Hemisphere.
    6. Menticirrhus americanus (Carolina whiting, king whiting, southern kingcroaker, and southern kingfish) found along the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of the United States.
    7. (India, Australia) Any of the smelt-whiting, of the family Sillaginidae, including Japanese whiting, King George whiting, northern whiting, sand whiting, and school whiting.
Translations
Whiting
Proper noun
  1. Surname


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