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whaling

/ˈweɪlɪŋ/ noun B2
  1. The practice of hunting whales. (countable, uncountable)
  2. The practice of spotting whales. (countable, uncountable)
  3. A beating. (countable, informal, uncountable)
  4. A form of highly personalized cyberattack that targets a senior business executive. (countable, uncountable)

Plural whalings

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