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whaled away

whaled away is the simple past and past participle of whale away.

Meaning of whale away

Verb

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

  1. (intransitive) To whale on something in an ongoing manner (i.e., with progressive aspect).
    • The kids had decided to whale away on some pumpkins with baseball bats; it held their interest for a little while.
  2. (archaic, intransitive) To talk or preach at length, often excitedly or vehemently; to go on.

Questions about whaled away

What is whaled away the simple past and past participle of?
Whaled away is the simple past and past participle of whale away.

Words near whaled away in the dictionary

  1. whalebonings
  2. whaleburger
  3. whaleburgers
  4. whalecraft
  5. whaled
  6. whaled away
  7. whaled on
  8. whaledom
  9. whalefall
  10. whalefalls
  11. whalefeed

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