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How to pronounce whale in English?

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Type Words
Synonyms giant, heavyweight, hulk
Type of large person
Type Words
Type of cetacean mammal, blower, cetacean
Has types baleen whale, narwhal, narwhale, spouter, toothed whale, whalebone whale, monodon monoceros, narwal
Type Words
Type of hunt down, run, track down, hunt
Derivation whaler

Examples of whale

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Our rainy day in Juneau was highlighted by a whale watch and Mendenhall Glacier.
From the desmoinesregister.com
We even watch a right whale frolic in front of the resort just outside the reef.
From the nzherald.co.nz
Apparently for whale research you need to be very skilled with the meat cleaver.
From the newscientist.com
Some poles and hessian surrounded the whale and they charged a penny to view it.
From the gazettelive.co.uk
A sperm whale calf only hours old, born off the southwest coast of Guam in 2001.
From the theepochtimes.com
Logistically, all 18 kids didn't plan to remain in the whale the entire weekend.
From the desmoinesregister.com
At this point an orca whale surfaces next to the boat with a shark in its mouth.
From the abcnews.go.com
Swallowed by whale, saved by divine intervention, never again touched the stuff.
From the charlotteobserver.com
While he was making the monument, he saw a humpback whale jump out of the water.
From the omaha.com
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  • Giant: a very large person; impressive in size or qualities
  • Hunt for whales
  • Any of the larger cetacean mammals having a streamlined body and breathing through a blowhole on the head
  • Whale is the common name for a widely distributed and diverse group of fully aquatic placental marine mammals. They are an informal grouping within the infraorder Cetacea, usually excluding dolphins and porpoises...
  • Whale was a Swedish pop group in the 1990s that wrote songs in English. The group was formed by Henrik Schyffert, Cia Berg - more recently known as Cia Soro - and Gordon Cyrus. The band enjoyed some success, particularly in the European market. ...
  • The Whale virus is a computer virus discovered on July 1, 1990. The file size, at 9,216 bytes, was for its time the largest virus ever discovered. It was written by German programmer R. Horner. It is known for using several advanced "stealth" methods.
  • Whale (Bulgarian: u041Au0438u0442 / Kit) is a 1970 Bulgarian satirical comedy film directed by Petar B. Vasilev and written by Cheremuhin. The film stars Georgi Kaloyanchev, Dimitar Panov, Georgi Partsalev, Grigor Vachkov and Tsvyatko Nikolov.
  • A high roller, also referred to as a whale in the casino industry, is a gambler who wagers large amounts of money. High rollers often receive lavish "perks" from casinos to lure them onto the gambling floors, such as free private jet transfers, limousine use and use of the casinos' best suites. ...
  • The following is a list of the minor characters in the various versions of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy, by Douglas Adams.