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How to pronounce “whale”
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Pronunciation guide for whale
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of whale with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 8 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- Beautiful Whale
foremost, and really a storyteller of the whales that
- Definition summary
- Any one of numerous large marine mammals comprising an informal group within infraorder Cetacea that usually excludes dolphins and porpoises.
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How to pronounce whale
Beautiful Whale
foremost, and really a storyteller of the whales that
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “whale”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- Any one of numerous large marine mammals comprising an informal group within infraorder Cetacea that usually excludes dolphins and porpoises.
- (by extension) Any species of Cetacea.
- (figuratively) Something, or someone, that is very large.
- (figuratively, as "whale of a ___") Something, or someone, that is excellent.
- (gambling, figuratively) A gambler who routinely wagers large amounts of money.
- (finance, figuratively, informal) An investor who deals with very large amounts of money.
- (marketing, figuratively) A person who spends large amounts of money on things that are marketed to them.
- (figuratively, colloquial, derogatory) An overweight person (usually a woman)
- [Verb]
- (intransitive) To hunt for whales.
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