Whaling

Word WHALING
Character 7
Hyphenation whal ing
Pronunciations /ˈweɪlɪŋ/

Definitions and meanings of "Whaling"

What do we mean by whaling?

The business or practice of hunting, killing, and processing whales. noun

The act or business of taking whales; the pursuit of whales; whale-fishing: much used in compounds: as, a whaling-ship; a whaling-voyage; whaling- grounds; bay -whaling; shore-whaling. noun

Big, unusual, or extraordinary of its kind; strapping; whopping; whacking: as, a whaling lie.

The hunting of whales. noun

Pertaining to, or employed in, the pursuit of whales adjective

The practice of hunting whales. noun

The practice of spotting whales. noun

A beating. noun

Present participle of whale. verb

To hunt for whales.

Synonyms and Antonyms for Whaling

The word "whaling" in example sentences

"Several recent phishing attacks have been directed specifically at senior executives and other high profile targets within businesses, and the term whaling has been coined for these kinds of attacks." ❋ Unknown (2010)

Since 1986, when the International Whaling Commission (IWC) 's moratorium was enforced, commercial whaling is prohibited in Japan. ❋ Unknown (2009)

We could stop whaling tomorrow by sending in a military force to protect the whales and kill the whalers, but would such a show of force make people understand that whaling is wrong? ❋ John Storhm (2009)

At present only research whaling is allowed, but a lot of whales hunted become food under the guise of ‘scientific’ research. ❋ Unknown (2009)

Humpbacks are still recovering from long-term whaling losses, but Japan and Denmark still want the IWC to let them hunt small numbers each year. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Australia may intervene in Japanese whaling row: minister ❋ Unknown (2009)

In recent decades, a broadening international consensus has begun to emerge in the policies of those institutions concerned with "whaling" - in itself an unpleasant term for what should accurately be called whale hunting - and in particular that of the IWC, created in 1946 to co-ordinate the different national industries. ❋ Paola Cavalieri (2010)

Their legacy of scientific self-interest persisted, though, in a loophole allowing "scientific" whaling, which is exploited today by Japanese whalers. ❋ Jennie Erin Smith (2012)

It is not called whaling but porpoise-hunting, from the mistaken idea that the little white whale is a porpoise, instead of the smallest kind of whale, running up to over twenty feet in length. ❋ William Charles Henry Wood (1905)

Speaking after meeting Julia Gillard in Tokyo tonight, Mr Kan said there was a firm and longstanding friendship between the two nations which would not be diluted by the dispute over whaling, which is pending before the court. ❋ Unknown (2011)

Iceland is a far better country than the psychopath ­s who insist on whaling, which is abjectly brutal and needless. ❋ The Huffington Post News Editors (2011)

Traditional, Indigenous, Moral, Legal SUPPORT SEA SHEPHERD! bundangbear expresses his support for the Sea Shepherd, and upbraids modern Japanese whaling, which is not scientific, traditional, indigenous, legal nor ethical. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Abbott calls whaling case a smokescreen FEDERAL Opposition Leader Tony Abbott has stopped short of endorsing the Government's legal move against Japan to stop whaling in the Southern ❋ Unknown (2010)

National Geographic photographer Louie Psihoyos, the documentary follows eco-activists who struggle with Japanese police and fishermen to gain access to a secluded cove in Taiji, southern Japan, long known as a whaling center. ❋ Unknown (2010)

The whaling, which is said to be for "research" is widely believed to serve the commercial market for whale meat in Japan. [email protected] (2010)

Conservationists say the whaling is a cover for the sale and consumption of whale meat. ❋ Unknown (2010)

Japanese Whaling Not Scientific, Traditional, Indigenous, Moral, Legal SUPPORT SEA SHEPHERD! bundangbear expresses his support for the Sea Shepherd, and upbraids modern Japanese whaling, which is not scientific, traditional, indigenous, legal nor ethical. ❋ Unknown (2010)

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