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whaling

7 ENTRIES FOUND:
  1. whaling (noun)
  2. whale (verb)
  3. whale (verb)
  4. whaling gun (noun)
  5. whaling master (noun)
  6. whaling port (noun)
  7. sperm whaling (noun)

whaling

noun

Definition of WHALING

: the occupation of catching and extracting commercial products from whales
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First Known Use of WHALING

1688

Rhymes with WHALING

failing, grayling, mailing, paling, railing, sailing, tailing, veiling

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