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whale
verb
-
whale
,
whaling
,
whales
,
whaled
to
hit
,
beat
,
or
strike
something
or
someone
very
hard
and
repeatedly
•
The
carpenter
whaled
the
nail
with
his
hammer
until
it
was
flush
with
the
wood
.
The
carpenter
whaled
the
nail
with
his
hammer
until
it
was
flush
with
the
wood
.
•
During
the
snowball
fight
,
the
kids
whaled
each
other
with
playful
throws
.
During
the
snowball
fight
,
the
kids
whaled
each
other
with
playful
throws
.
Probably
from
earlier
sense
‘
move
forcefully
’
influenced
by
Norse
hvelta
‘
to
overturn
’.
