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wale on

wale on is the alternative form of whale on.

Meaning of whale on

Verb

whale on (third-person singular simple present whales on, present participle whaling on, simple past and past participle whaled on)

  1. (slang) To strike an opponent heavily and repeatedly in a fight.
    • If he had been able to break loose from his handlers and the referee, he would have jumped Paret to the floor and whaled on him there.1962, Norman Mailer, The Death of Benny Paret
  2. (slang) To beat heavily on anything.
    • The wrench wouldn’t budge, even though Tony was just whaling on it with a big old sledge hammer.

Forms of wale on

third-person singular presentwales on
present participlewaling on
past participlewaled on
pastwaled on

Origin of wale on

See wale (“mark with welts”).

Questions about wale on

What is wale on the alternative form of?
Wale on is the alternative form of whale on.

Words near wale on in the dictionary

  1. Waldvogels
  2. Waldwick
  3. waldzither
  4. waldzithers
  5. wale
  6. wale on
  7. waled
  8. waled on
  9. Waleed
  10. Walek
  11. Walen

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