Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

overwhaling

Word Rarity Very rare

Frequency: Zipf frequency 0.00 in modern English

Syllables: over-whal-ing
IPA

21

Scrabble Score

11

Letters

3

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

Too much whaling, causing steep declines in whale populations.

Uncountable

Example Sentences

"Rampant overwhaling led to a widely agreed moratorium on commercial whaling in 1986."

Etymology

From over- + whaling.

Word Breakdown

Prefix: over-
Suffix: whaling

Usage

Uncountable

Phrases

whale oil

Frequently Paired Words

whale oil whaler whaleship overhunting overfishing

Questions

What does overwhaling mean?: Too much whaling, causing steep declines in whale populations.
Where does overwhaling come from?: From over- + whaling.

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