noun
- plural of whiting: small edible marine fish of the cod family
- plural of whiting: powdered chalk used as a pigment or filler
Usage: technical
Examples
- The fishermen caught several whitings in their nets.
- Fresh whitings are popular in fish and chips shops.
- The artist mixed whitings with oil to create a pale paint.
- Whitings are commonly found in European coastal waters.
- The recipe called for whitings to be filleted before cooking.
- Industrial whitings are used in paper manufacturing.