whale on
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whale on
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See whale (“to beat vigorously or soundly”).
verb whales on · whaling on · whaled on
- To strike an opponent heavily and repeatedly in a fight. If he had been able to break loose from his handlers and the referee, he would have jumped Paret to the floor and whaled on him there.
- To beat heavily on anything. The wrench wouldn’t budge, even though Tony was just whaling on it with a big old sledge hammer.
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verb to strike heavily in a fight
| Français | s’acharner, tabasser |
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| Deutsch | verhauen, verdreschen |
verb to beat heavily on anything
| Deutsch | draufhauen, draufdreschen |
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title = {whale on},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/whale%20on},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
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