whiting

¹

[hwahy-ting, wahy-]

noun

plural

whiting ,

plural

whitings .

1. a slender food fish of the genus Menticirrhus, of the croaker family, inhabiting waters along the Atlantic coast of North America.

2. the hake, Merluccius bilinearis.

3. any of several European fishes of the cod family, especially Merlangus merlangus.

whiting

²

[hwahy-ting, wahy-]

noun

1. pure-white chalk (calcium carbonate) that has been ground and washed, used in making putty, whitewash, silver polish, etc.

whiting

¹

/ ˈwaɪtɪŋ /

noun

1. an important gadoid food fish, Merlangius (or Gadus ) merlangus, of European seas, having a dark back with silvery sides and underparts

2. any of various similar fishes, such as Merluccius bilinearis, a hake of American Atlantic waters, and any of several Atlantic sciaenid fishes of the genus Menticirrhus

3. any of several marine food fishes of the genus Sillago

4. another name for bib

whiting

²

/ ˈwaɪtɪŋ /

noun

1. Also called: whitening. white chalk that has been ground and washed, used in making whitewash, metal polish, etc

Word History and Origins

Origin of whiting¹

First recorded in 1400–50; late Middle English, perhaps alteration of Old English hwītling a kind of fish; compare Middle Dutch witinc, of which the English may be a translation

Origin of whiting²

1400–50; late Middle English; compare Old English hwīting-, in hwītingmelu; meal ². See white, -ing ¹

Word History and Origins

Origin of whiting¹

C15: perhaps from Old English hwītling; related to Middle Dutch wijting. See _white , _-ing ³

Example Sentences

The wild fish studied included Pacific and Peruvian anchoveta, and Atlantic herring, mackerel, sprat and blue whiting -- which are all marketed and consumed as seafood.

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Others, including flatfish and whiting, were shown to leave those areas.

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Others, including flatfish and whiting, were shown to leave those areas.

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The species that are most frequently parasitised include salmon, tuna, squid, cod, hake, mackerel, mackerel, horse mackerel, blue whiting, sardines and anchovies.

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If I’m not eating chicken, I’m probably inhaling fried whiting, punched up with pepper, and creamy-fresh coleslaw.

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