Whiting Definition
wītĭng, hwī-
whitings
noun
whitings
Powdered chalk used in making paints, inks, etc.
Webster's New World
A food fish (Merlangius merlangus) of the eastern North Atlantic and the Black Sea, closely related to and resembling the cod.
American Heritage
Any of various edible marine fishes, including the silver hake, the corvina of the California coast, and various kingfishes.
Webster's New World
Synonyms:
- Merluccius bilinearis
- silver hake
- Gadus merlangus
- Merlangus merlangus
Other Word Forms of Whiting
Noun
Singular:
whiting
Plural:
whitingsOrigin of Whiting
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Middle English whityng from whiten to whiten from white white white
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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Middle English whitynge from Middle Dutch wijting kweit- in Indo-European roots
From American Heritage Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition
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From Old English hwitling. Related to the colour white. Cognate to Dutch wijting (“whiting").
From Wiktionary
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white +"Ž -ing
From Wiktionary
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