as in clubbing
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1
as in smacking
to deliver a blow to (someone or something) usually in a strong vigorous manner
whaled the ball so hard that it sailed over the fence and into the neighbor's yard
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2
as in hiding
to strike repeatedly with something long and thin or flexible
whaled the rug with a broom to knock the dirt out of it
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3
as in pounding
to strike repeatedly
mercilessly whaled the pickpocket for stealing from her purse
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Recent Examples of whaling
Chris Mooney, CNN Money, 15 Dec. 2025
Once a whaling port, Nantucket has become a playground for the well-heeled.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
Anna Laird Barto, Travel + Leisure, 17 Nov. 2025
Two mentally ill guys just whaling on each other.
—Pat Saperstein, Variety, 2 Nov. 2025
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Noun
Many whaling vessels also took temperature measurements in the Atlantic ocean off the US coastline, and their records were compiled by Matthew Fountaine Maury, a US naval officer and early oceanographer.
—Chris Mooney, CNN Money, 15 Dec. 2025
Once a whaling port, Nantucket has become a playground for the well-heeled.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 5 Nov. 2025
Verb
Westport Point, situated at the confluence of the east and west branches of the Westport River, was once a center of the fishing and whaling industry.
—Anna Laird Barto, Travel + Leisure, 17 Nov. 2025
Two mentally ill guys just whaling on each other.
—Pat Saperstein, Variety, 2 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for whaling
Noun
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But in recent years, the latest sub-genre of booze-free events has moved into community spaces like coffee shops and bakeries in major cities around the world, flipping the script on the traditional clubbing scene.—
Vivian Song,
CNN Money,
3 Jan. 2026
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The post included snaps of her clubbing, hanging out with friends, and wearing sexy outfits.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
PEOPLE,
12 Dec. 2025
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Things often turn uglier after nightfall, when the convoys return and the protesters sometimes grow angrier, shaking fences and occasionally smacking passing cars.—
Tim Sullivan,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Jan. 2026
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My long-term goals are more important than smacking.—
Magi Helena,
Dallas Morning News,
15 Jan. 2026
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The novel is described as a reimagination of Cinderella, with Sophie and Benedict meeting at a masquerade ball, with Sophie hiding her identity because of her role as a maid.—
Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
29 Jan. 2026
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In the late 1700s, when the Spanish built missions nearby at San Juan Bautista, Santa Clara, Carmel and Santa Cruz, natives often fled to avoid cruel conditions, tribal leaders have noted, hiding on Sargent Ranch, in the hills of Pacheco Pass, and other remote locations.—
Paul Rogers,
Mercury News,
29 Jan. 2026
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Archival footage illustrates, in pulse-pounding and nerve-rattling fashion, just how widespread calls for Rushdie’s murder were.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
26 Jan. 2026
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By Jason Mackey Pittsburgh Post-Gazette PALM BEACH GARDENS — The pop of a catcher’s mitt mixed with saws screeching and hammers pounding provides an appropriate soundtrack inside Paul Skenes’ offseason workout facility, a baseball-lover’s paradise and an encapsulation of his unique personality.—
Tribune News Service,
The Orlando Sentinel,
23 Jan. 2026
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This is not just an alarming new attack that has caused chaos across the iWorld.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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One of the major ironies out of the Minnesota anti-ICE attack on a Baptist church last week is that former CNN host Don Lemon, one of the participants, is being investigated under the Ku Klux Klan Act.—
Peter Lucas,
Boston Herald,
24 Jan. 2026
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Part of the answer seems to be more brands willing to make early commitments that actually matter (and not just slapping logos on things) but investing in the media infrastructure that lets fans watch and follow women’s sports in the first place.—
Kimberly Wilson,
Essence,
26 Jan. 2026
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But 6-11 has a way of slapping you in the face.—
Sam McDowell
January 23,
Kansas City Star,
23 Jan. 2026
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Doncic played a role in both clutch shots, first whipping a one-handed pass behind his back across the court to Gabe Vincent, who shoveled the ball with one hand to Hachimura.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Jan. 2026
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Would the place that had been home for months withstand the whipping winds?—
Ginny Monk,
Hartford Courant,
27 Jan. 2026
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Mitch West, meanwhile, was licking his wounds on Monday night, when snow still hadn’t touched down in his region of South Carolina.—
Brady Brickner-Wood,
New Yorker,
28 Jan. 2026
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England’s Test team are still licking their wounds after their humbling Down Under.—
Sam Dalling,
New York Times,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Whaling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/whaling. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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