Nominal Forms
Infinitive: to whale
Participle: whaled
Gerund: whaling
Cognates
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Indicative
Present
| I | whale |
| you | whale |
| he;she;it | whales |
| we | whale |
| you | whale |
| they | whale |
Perfect
| I | have whaled |
| you | have whaled |
| he;she;it | has whaled |
| we | have whaled |
| you | have whaled |
| they | have whaled |
Past
| I | whaled |
| you | whaled |
| he;she;it | whaled |
| we | whaled |
| you | whaled |
| they | whaled |
Pluperfect
| I | had whaled |
| you | had whaled |
| he;she;it | had whaled |
| we | had whaled |
| you | had whaled |
| they | had whaled |
Future
| I | will whale |
| you | will whale |
| he;she;it | will whale |
| we | will whale |
| you | will whale |
| they | will whale |
Future Perfect
| I | will have whaled |
| you | will have whaled |
| he;she;it | will have whaled |
| we | will have whaled |
| you | will have whaled |
| they | will have whaled |
Subjunctive
Present
| I | whale |
| you | whale |
| he;she;it | whale |
| we | whale |
| you | whale |
| they | whale |
Perfect
| I | have whaled |
| you | have whaled |
| he;she;it | have whaled |
| we | have whaled |
| you | have whaled |
| they | have whaled |
Imperfect
| I | whaled |
| you | whaled |
| he;she;it | whaled |
| we | whaled |
| you | whaled |
| they | whaled |
Pluperfect
| I | had whaled |
| you | had whaled |
| he;she;it | had whaled |
| we | had whaled |
| you | had whaled |
| they | had whaled |
Conditional
Present
| I | would whale |
| you | would whale |
| he;she;it | would whale |
| we | would whale |
| you | would whale |
| they | would whale |
Perfect
| I | would have whaled |
| you | would have whaled |
| he;she;it | would have whaled |
| we | would have whaled |
| you | would have whaled |
| they | would have whaled |
Imperative
| you | whale |
| we | Let's whale |
| you | whale |
Verbs conjugated like 'whale'
abacinate,
abalienate,
abase,
abate,
abbreviate,
abdicate,
abduce,
aberrate,
aberuncate,
abirritate,
abjudge,
abjudicate,
abjugate,
abjure,
ablactate,
ablaqueate,
able,
ablegate,
abligate,
abnegate, etc. (List truncated at 20 verbs)
Verbs similar to 'whale'
hale,
shale,
wale,
while,
avale,
awhape,
bale,
chace,
chafe,
chalk,
Synonyms & Antonyms
Additional Information
Phrasal Verbs
Etymology
1. Etymology tree
2. Proto-Indo-European *(s)kʷálos
3. Proto-Germanic *hwalaz
4. Proto-West Germanic *hwal
5. Old English hwæl
6. Middle English whal
7. English whale
8. From Middle English whal, whale, from Old English hwæl (“whale”), from Proto-West Germanic *hwal, from Proto-Germanic *hwalaz (“whale”) (compare German Wal, Swedish val, Danish and Norwegian Bokmål hval, Norwegian Nynorsk kval; compare also Dutch walvis, West Frisian walfisk, from Proto-Indo-European *(s)kʷálos (“sheatfish”) (compare German Wels, Latin squalus (“big sea fish”), Old Prussian kalis, Ancient Greek ἄσπαλος (áspalos), Avestan 𐬐𐬀𐬭𐬀 (kara, “kind of fish”)).
Sample Sentences
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“ Well, my boy, ” said Legree, with a contemptuous kick, “ how do you find yourself ? Didn't I tell yer I could larn yer a thing or two ? How do yer like it—eh ? How did yer whaling agree with yer, Tom ? An't quite so crank as ye was last night. Ye couldn't treat a poor sinner, now, to a bit of sermon, could ye,—eh ? ”
(Uncle Tom’s Cabin)