whale
/weɪl/noun
उच्चारण वेल
व्हेल
Basic word
noun
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a very large animal that lives in the sea and looks like a very large fish
व्हेल
- the blue whale
- A whale surfaced near the boat and blew water into the air.
- Whales are mammals, not fish.
+ 1 more example
- Tourists went out to sea to watch the whales.
Synonyms sea mammal cetacean
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
sea mammal cetacean
?Which word?
Homophone: whale and wail (cry loudly) are both /weɪl/.
Homophone: whale और wail (ज़ोर से रोना) दोनों /weɪl/ हैं।
“Collocations, idioms and sayings
Have a whale of a time (enjoy yourself very much).
Idiom अक्सर पूछा जाता है: have a whale of a time (बहुत आनंद लेना, ख़ूब मज़े करना)।
✓In the exam
General knowledge
Science GK: the blue whale is the largest animal that has ever lived; whales are mammals and breathe air.
विज्ञान GK में blue whale अब तक का सबसे बड़ा जीव है; व्हेल स्तनधारी हैं और हवा में साँस लेती हैं।