whiting

¹

[ hwahy-ting, wahy- ]

noun

, plural (especially collectively) whit·ing, (especially referring to two or more kinds or species) whit·ings.

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. whiting pout
   another name for bib

whiting

²

/ ˈwaɪtɪŋ /

noun

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

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

Ann Whiting, of Castle Rising, Norfolk presented the couple with a crocheted shawl which she had spent six months making.

From The Daily Beast

No more the death kiss of Whiting Awards and Pew Fellowships.

From The Daily Beast

Then sweep it all off, and go over them with a flannel dipped in a mixture of bran and finely powdered whiting.

From Project Gutenberg

Fly-specks and finger-marks can be removed with a damp cloth or alcohol, and the mirror polished with whiting and chamois.

From Project Gutenberg

Put ammonia or borax in the water used, or else rub the glass with whiting, or a scouring soap which is not gritty.

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Whiting, of Glastonbury, entertained five hundred people of fashion at one time, and had three hundred domestic servants.

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To possess himself of the small estate of these youths, Whiting had recourse to a most diabolical plan.

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