Whale in Gujarati ગુજરાતી
Whale in Tamil தமிழ்
Whale in English
- whale⇄expr. a whale of, (Informal.) a very excellent, large, or impressive kind of.
Ex. a whale of a party. One of Mr. Taylor's daughters got married recently and the guests ... had a whale of a time (Manchester Guardian Weekly). - whale⇄noun 1. a mammal shaped like a huge fish and living in the sea. A whale has a broad, flat tail, forelimbs developed into flippers, no hind limbs, and a thick layer of fat under the skin. Men get oil and whalebone from whales.
2. (Informal, Figurat - whale⇄v.i. to hunt and catch whales.
- whale⇄whale (1), noun, pl.whalesor (collectively)whale,verb, whaled,whaling.
- whale⇄whale (2), transitive verb, whaled,whaling.
(Informal.)
1. to whip severely; beat; flog; thrash.
Ex. I caught Stockings trying to open the gate again, and I whaled him with a rope, and then tied the gate up (Atlantic).
2. to hit