Synonyms for whaling

Grammar : Adj, noun, verb

Spell : hwey-ling, wey-

Phonetic Transcription : ˈʰweɪ lɪŋ, ˈweɪ-

Top 10 synonyms for whaling

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Définition of whaling

Origin : Old English hwæl, from Proto-Germanic *khwalaz (cf. Old Saxon hwal, Old Norse hvalr, hvalfiskr, Swedish val, Middle Dutch wal, walvisc, Dutch walvis, Old High German wal, German Wal); probably cognate with Latin squalus "a kind of large sea fish." Phrase whale of a "excellent or large example" is c.1900, student slang.

As in massy : adj giant
As in mastodonic : adj giant
As in pythonic : adj giant
As in walloping : adj giant
As in giant : adj very large
As in licking : noun defeat
As in thrashing : noun defeat
As in vanquishment : noun defeat
As in defeat : noun overthrow, beating
As in lash : verb beat, whip
As in pummel : verb beat, pommel
As in scourge : verb beat, punish, often physically
As in slug : verb hit
As in beat : verb injure by striking
As in tan : verb flog, whip
As in whip : verb hit repeatedly
As in blubber : verb cry
As in thresh : verb beat
As in flail : verb beat, strike
As in flog : verb whip, lash

Example sentences :

You would think he was off on a whaling cruise—three years and a tail.
Extract from : « To-morrow » by Joseph Conrad

The father of these three children had been lost at sea on a whaling voyage.
Extract from : « Bertha and Her Baptism » by Nehemiah Adams

Besides, they would exchange the whaling news, and have an agreeable chat.
Extract from : « Moby Dick; or The Whale » by Herman Melville

Are you not the precious image of each and all of us men in this whaling world?
Extract from : « Moby Dick; or The Whale » by Herman Melville

The whale has no famous author, and whaling no famous chronicler, you will say.
Extract from : « Moby Dick; or The Whale » by Herman Melville

The whale no famous author, and whaling no famous chronicler?
Extract from : « Moby Dick; or The Whale » by Herman Melville

How comes all this, if there be not something puissant in whaling?
Extract from : « Moby Dick; or The Whale » by Herman Melville

Why did the Dutch in De Witt's time have admirals of their whaling fleets?
Extract from : « Moby Dick; or The Whale » by Herman Melville

Grant it, since you cite it; but, say what you will, there is no real dignity in whaling.
Extract from : « Moby Dick; or The Whale » by Herman Melville

Do you mean to say you have run across Jim Carver on board that whaling bark?
Extract from : « Swept Out to Sea » by W. Bertram Foster

Antonyms for whaling

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