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whalings

whalings is the plural of whaling.

Meaning of whaling

Noun

whaling (countable and uncountable, plural whalings)

  1. The practice of hunting whales.
    • In 1946, the International Whaling Commission (IWC) was established to regulate whale stocks and “make possible the orderly development of the whaling industry”. It attempted to impose quotas and move the industry toward something more sustainable. This proved difficult, so the IWC simply gave up...2025 September 11, Kate Marvel, “‘We’ve done it before’: how not to lose hope in the fight against ecological disaster”, in The Guardian, archived from the original on 02 Nov 2025
  2. The practice of spotting whales.
    Synonyms:
    whale watching
  3. (informal) A beating.
  4. A form of highly personalized cyberattack that targets a senior business executive.
    • Whaling attacks typically take specific responsibilities of these executive roles into consideration, using focused messaging to trick the victim.2017, Prithviraj Gohel, Cyber Attacks: are we really secure?

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Questions about whalings

What is whalings the plural of?
Whalings is the plural of whaling.

Words near whalings in the dictionary

  1. whaling
  2. whaling away
  3. whaling on
  4. whaling station
  5. whaling stations
  6. whalings
  7. whalish
  8. Whall
  9. whallah
  10. Whalley
  11. Whalley Range

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