whaling
whaling · whalings · whalinged · whalinging
Physically beatingPhysically beating.
/ˈweɪlɪŋ/
» They worked at a whaling station.
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1 senses(informal)Physically beating.
Examples
3 sentencesThey worked at a whaling station.
Some countries have stopped whaling in the face of international criticism.
deAngesichts der internationalen Kritik haben mehrere Länder aufgehört, Wale zu fangen. — xtofu80
Grytviken, on South Georgia, was a 19th and early 20th-century whaling station.
Forms
whalings, whalinging, whalinged, whalinged| Base form | whaling · to whaling |
|---|---|
| 3rd person singular | whalings |
| Present participle | whalinging |
| Past simple | whalinged |
| Past participle | whalinged |
regular
Lessons for this word
1 lessons- A1Present simple — Because it is a verb