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whaling

/ˈweɪlɪŋ/

Meanings
verb
To hunt for whales.

Examples :

"The Inuit people have a long tradition of whaling in the Arctic. "
animal action nautical environment ocean industry

Related Words

Illustration students

students noun

/ˈstjuːdn̩ts/ /ˈstudn̩ts/

A person who studies or learns about a particular subject.

"He is a student of life."

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protested verb

/pɹəˈtɛstɪd/

To make a strong objection.

"How dare you, I protest!"

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practice noun

/ˈpɹæktɪs/

Repetition of an activity to improve a skill.

"He will need lots of practice with the lines before he performs them."

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championship noun

/ˈtʃæmpi.ənʃɪp/

A competition to determine a champion, especially the final of a series of competitions.

"The school's basketball team won the championship this year. "

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excellent adjective

/ˈɛksələnt/

Having excelled, having surpassed.

"The student's excellent performance on the math test showed they had surpassed their previous scores. "

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vigorously adverb

/ˈvɪɡəɹəsli/

With intense energy, force or vigor

"He knocked vigorously on the door."

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tradition noun

/tɹəˈdɪʃn̩/

A part of culture that is passed from person to person or generation to generation, possibly differing in detail from family to family, such as the way to celebrate holidays.

"Our family's tradition is to have a big Thanksgiving dinner with all our relatives. "

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environmental adjective

/ɪnˌvaɪrənˈmentəl/ /ˌenvairənˈmentəl/

Pertaining to the environment.

"The school's new policy focuses on environmental sustainability. "

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practices noun

/ˈpɹæktɪsɪz/

Repetition of an activity to improve a skill.

"He will need lots of practice with the lines before he performs them."

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terrible adjective

/ˈtɛ.ɹə.bl̩/

Dreadful; causing terror, alarm and fear; awesome

"The witch gave him a terrible curse."

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performance noun

[pə.ˈfɔː.məns] [pɚ.ˈfɔɹ.məns]

The act of performing; carrying into execution or action; execution; achievement; accomplishment; representation by action.

"the performance of an undertaking or a duty"

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sightings noun

/ˈsaɪtɪŋz/

The act of catching sight of something, especially something searched for.

"There will be a small prize for the first sighting of a seal."