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whales on

whales on is the third-person singular simple present indicative 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.

Questions about whales on

What is whales on the third-person singular simple present indicative of?
Whales on is the third-person singular simple present indicative of whale on.

Words near whales on in the dictionary

  1. whalermen
  2. whalers
  3. whalery
  4. whales
  5. whales away
  6. whales on
  7. whaleshark
  8. whalesharks
  9. whaleship
  10. whaleships
  11. whaleshit

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