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whale

/ˈweɪl/noun, verb1 syllable

Whale means: a very large person; impressive in size or qualities.

Synonyms for whale6

noun, as in a very large person; impressive in size or qualities

giant, hulk, heavyweight

also used for whale

baleen, cetacean, high roller

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What does whale mean?3

noun

1

a very large person; impressive in size or qualities

2

any of the larger cetacean mammals having a streamlined body and breathing through a blowhole on the head

verb

1

hunt for whales

Definitions from the Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

What rhymes with whale?42

two syllables

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All 42 rhymes for whale, grouped by syllable

Whale in a sentence

  • I have eaten whale meat, but only once.CK
  • The killer whale killed three people, two of which were his trainers.Amastan
  • A whale doesn't lay eggs, because it's a mammal.araneo
  • The whale doesn't lay eggs, because it's a mammal.araneo
  • If you eat like that, you'll turn into a whale.rul
  • Look, there's a whale breaching off the starboard bow!darinmex
  • The blue whale is the largest marine mammal, and the largest mammal on earth.Joseph
  • Some say the boat got lost, others say it was swallowed by a whale.marcelostockle

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Forms of whale

as a noun

plural
whales

as a verb

third-person singular
whales
present participle
whaling
past participle
whaled
past tense
whaled