whale

[weyl, hweyl] / weɪl, ʰweɪl /

NOUN

cetacean mammal

Synonyms

STRONGEST

mammal porpoise

STRONG

baleen beluga cetacean finback grampus narwhal orca rorqual whopper

WEAK

ceta cete orc sei

Example Sentences

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Mermaids, manatees, whales, turtles, eels, pirate ships, and all sorts of sea life were printed on it.

From Literature

Bitcoin whales have been involved in much of the selling, Puckrin said.

From MarketWatch

That was one whale of a story all right, but I didn’t know of anybody in Sassafras Springs called Buddy.

From Literature

George Horne is having a whale of a season and what an impact he might have in Rome.

From BBC

But whales didn’t live in lakes, I was pretty sure, no matter how large.

From Literature