whiting

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1. whiting - Noun

2. whiting - Verb

4. Whiting - Proper noun

Meaning

of White

A common European food fish (Melangus vulgaris) of the Codfish family; -- called also fittin.

A North American fish (Merlucius vulgaris) allied to the preceding; -- called also silver hake.

Any one of several species of North American marine sciaenoid food fishes belonging to genus Menticirrhus, especially M. Americanus, found from Maryland to Brazil, and M. littoralis, common from Virginia to Texas; -- called also silver whiting, and surf whiting.

Chalk prepared in an impalpable powder by pulverizing and repeated washing, used as a pigment, as an ingredient in putty, for cleaning silver, etc.

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'Extremes meet', as the whiting said with its tail in its mouth. Thomas Hood

A skateboarder who fell off a pier and into Lake Michigan in Whiting, Indiana early Thursday morning was rescued by firefighters who tied a rope to a surfboard to bring him back to safety, authorities said. Source: Internet

Bill and Irene in Whiting Bay many years ago. Source: Internet

Delivery service, suggested spend no less than £10 for Whiting Bay and £20 if further away please, free contactless payment. Source: Internet

Also known by the pseudonyms Leo Kessler, Duncan Harding and John Kerrigan, Whiting churned out book after book - mainly war thrillers, but also works of history - which sold millions of copies and attracted a loyal following. Source: Internet

If oil stays close to its current price, Whiting Petroleum will be just the first of hundreds of bankruptcies. Source: Internet

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