# whales

Pronunciation: say "WAYLZ" /weɪlz/

## Noun

1. Plural of whale. — plural of whale
   - Simple: Plural of whale. Use this form when you mean more than one whale.
   - _Several whales surfaced near the fishing fleet at dawn._
   - _Migrating whales travel thousands of miles between feeding and breeding grounds._

## Verb

2. Third-person singular simple present of whale. — third-person singular simple present indicative of whale
   - Simple: Third-person singular present of whale. Use it with he, she, or it for something happening now.
   - _The coach whales the heavy bag to show his fighters proper form._
   - _Whenever the chorus hits, the drummer whales on the cymbals._

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