nonwhaling

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adjective

Not whaling; that doesn't hunt whales.

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Meanings

adjectivenonwhaling (not comparable)
  1. not comparableNot whaling; that doesn't hunt whales.

    The commission’s nonwhaling members, the United States included, should press for a complete ban.

    2009 June 28, “A Non-Ban on Whaling”, in New York Times

Origin

From non- + whaling.

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APA

nonwhaling. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonwhaling

MLA

“nonwhaling.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonwhaling. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “nonwhaling,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/nonwhaling.

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