plural of whale

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of whale

Any one of numerous large marine mammals comprising an informal group within infraorder Cetacea that usually excludes dolphins and porpoises. / (by extension) Any species of Cetacea.

(intransitive) To hunt for whales.

(slang, transitive) To thrash, to flog, to beat vigorously or soundly.

The practice of hunting whales. / The practice of spotting whales. / (informal) A beating.

present participle of whale

(slang) To strike an opponent heavily and repeatedly in a fight. / (slang) To beat heavily on anything.

simple past tense and past participle of whale

plural of whaling