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

After that Monaco race, I remember asking the late FIA F1 director Charlie Whiting why that rule was in place.

From BBC

Opening an inquest into their deaths, senior coroner for Bedfordshire Emma Whiting said all three had been shot in the head.

From BBC

The head of US Space Command, General Stephen Whiting, told a space symposium in April that China and Russia were both investing heavily in space at a “breath-taking speed”.

From BBC

Cameron Whiting had just finished an easy 1.5-mile open-water swim and was bodysurfing Sunday morning off Del Mar Beach when a member of his swimming group began to scream.

From Los Angeles Times

At first, Whiting heard only the terror in her voice; then his mind processed that she was screaming, “Shark!”

From Los Angeles Times