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whale

UK
/weɪl/
US
/weɪl/

Translations

whalenoun
whales
pl
UK
/weɪl/
US
/weɪl/
The blue whale is the largest animal on Earth.
Синий кит — самое большое животное на Земле.
Additional translations
кашалот
финвал
горбач
синий кит
белуха
Synonyms
cetacean
marine mammal
leviathan
whale shark
baleen whale
whaleverb
whaled
Past Simple
whaled
Past Participle
whaling
Gerund
UK
/weɪl/
US
/weɪl/
He whaled on the punching bag for an hour.
Он бил по боксерской груше в течение часа.
The drummer whaled on the drums during the concert.
Барабанщик колотил по барабанам во время концерта.
Additional translations
натягать
хлестать
тащить
Synonyms
beat
thrash
drub
clobber
wallop
whip
pummel
batter
maul
pound
slug
smite
slam
trounce
flog
slam into
whack
belt
lambash
baste
whaleadjective
Used attributively before nouns to denote relation to whales (e.g., whale meat, whale song).
Synonyms
huge
enormous
gigantic
massive
colossal
mammoth
immense
titanic
gargantuan
vast
monumental
jumbo
gigantesque
oversized

Definitions

whalenoun
A very large marine mammal with a streamlined body and a horizontal tail fin, belonging to the order Cetacea, which includes the largest animals on earth.
The blue whale is the largest animal known to have ever existed.
A person who is extremely successful or dominant in a particular field, often used in the context of business or gambling.
In the world of high-stakes poker, he is considered a whale due to his massive bets.
whaleverb
To strike or hit something or someone forcefully.
He whaled on the punching bag until he was exhausted.
To criticize or attack someone or something vehemently.
The critics whaled on the new movie, calling it a disaster.
To engage in the activity of hunting whales.
In the nineteenth century, many ships set sail to whale in the Arctic waters.
whaleadjective
Relating to or derived from whales.
Whale oil was once commonly used in lamps.
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