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Wailing vs Whaling - What's the difference?

wailing | whaling |

As nouns the difference between wailing and whaling

is that wailing is a loud drawn out scream and howl while whaling is the practice of hunting whales.

As verbs the difference between wailing and whaling

is that wailing is while whaling is .

wailing

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A loud drawn out scream and howl.
  • *1898 , , (Moonfleet) Chapter 5:
  • *:'For as soon as I heard Tewkesbury tell of screams and wailings in the air, and no one to be seen,' said Elzevir, 'I guessed that some poor soul had got shut in the vault, and was there crying for his life.
  • Verb

    (head)
  • Craig ran off wailing because his friend pulled a prank on him.

    whaling

    Noun

  • The practice of hunting whales.
  • The practice of spotting whales.
  • (informal) A beating.
  • Synonyms

    * (spotting of whales) whale watching

    See also

    * mallemaroking

    Verb

    (head)