whiting
pronunciation
How to pronounce whiting in British English:
UK [ˈwaɪtɪŋ]
How to pronounce whiting in American English:
US [ˈhwaɪtɪŋ, ˈwaɪ-]
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- Noun:
- flesh of a cod-like fish of the Atlantic waters of Europe
- flesh of any of a number of slender food fishes especially of Atlantic coasts of North America
- a small fish of the genus Sillago; excellent food fish
- any of several food fishes of North American coastal waters
- found off Atlantic coast of North America
- a food fish of the Atlantic waters of Europe resembling the cod; sometimes placed in genus Gadus
Word Origin
Example
- 1. " Do n 't you go promising mrs. meade or mrs. whiting ! "
- 2. Have you talked to whiting ?
- 3. Kathy mannings and evan whiting are discussing graduation plans .
- 4. What remains is a large quantity of tiny whiting , which are too small to catch , and the nethrops , which lives in a muddy burrow .
- 5. " I think people have lost sight of this in some of the discussion , " said mr whiting .