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whiting

/ˈwaɪtɪŋ/

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 3.08 in modern English

Syllables
whit-ing
IPA
/ˈwaɪtɪŋ/
14
Scrabble Score
7
Letters
2
Syllables
6
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

A fine white chalk used in paints, putty, whitewash etc.

Uncountable

verb

present participle and gerund of white

noun

A fish, Merlangius merlangus (family Gadidae), similar to cod, found in the North Atlantic; English whiting (US).

noun

Any fish of many species that resemble Merlangius merlangus:

American usage

noun

Any fish of many species that resemble Merlangius merlangus:

Canadian usage

noun

Any fish of many species that resemble Merlangius merlangus:

noun

Any fish of many species that resemble Merlangius merlangus:

noun

Any fish of many species that resemble Merlangius merlangus:

Example Sentences

Etymology

Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *ḱweyt- Proto-Germanic *hwītaz Proto-West Germanic *hwīt Old English hwīt Middle English whit English white English -ing English whiting From white + -ing.

Origin

Word Breakdown

  • Root: whityng, hwītling

Usage

Inflected Forms

whitings (plural) Witting (alternative)

Phrases

whiting event whiting-time banded whiting Bass Strait whiting bastard whiting blue whiting bullhead whiting Carolina whiting

Frequently Paired Words

cod hake haddock pollock ling cusk

Synonyms

whitening merlangus merlangus gadus merlangus silver hake merluccius bilinearis

Rhymes With

writing fighting exciting lighting citing inviting biting uniting sighting inciting rewriting underwriting

Questions

How do you pronounce whiting?
The recorded pronunciation is /ˈwaɪtɪŋ/.
What does whiting mean?
A fine white chalk used in paints, putty, whitewash etc.
Where does whiting come from?
It is traced to Middle English.

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