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
The man of whitings, and even he of sardines, have a voice and a figure of their own.
From Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine — Volume 53, No. 332, June, 1843 by Various
The white kinds of fish, which contain neither fat nor oil, are preferable to the rest; such as whitings, turbot, soles, skate, haddock, flounders, smelts, trout, and graylings.
From The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families by Mary Eaton
Salmon trout, as it is usually called, haddocks, or large whitings are carved in the same way.
From Routledge's Manual of Etiquette by George Routledge
Soles, cod, whitings, or smelts may be cut into bits, and put into scallop shells, with cold oyster, lobster, or shrimp sauce.
From The Cook and Housekeeper's Complete and Universal Dictionary; Including a System of Modern Cookery, in all Its Various Branches, Adapted to the Use of Private Families by Mary Eaton
