whiting
noun
a slender food fish of the genus Menticirrhus, of the croaker family, inhabiting waters along the Atlantic coast of North America.
whitings
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pluralof whiting.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Photographs of shrimp boats and fishermen with their splendid catches of blues and whitings lined the walls from top to bottom.
From "The Great Santini" by Pat Conroy
Pâris strikes the imagination by means of rebuses: an armchair garnished with clincher-nails will give "Clou, vis—Clovis"; and, as the sound of frying makes "ric, ric," whitings in a stove will recall "Chilperic."
From Bouvard and Pécuchet A Tragi-comic Novel of Bourgeois Life by Gustave Flaubert
Fillet the whitings and remove the skin from each.
From How to Cook Fish by Myrtle Reed
"Well," said another, "and I have left so many whitings."
From Amusing Prose Chap Books by Various
Is made with flounders, whitings, gudgeons, or eels.
From The Cook's Oracle; and Housekeeper's Manual by William Kitchiner
