whaled

noun pl. whales or whale

1. any member of either of two orders (Mysticeta and Odontoceta) of aquatic mammals that breathe air, bear live young, and have front limbs that have been modified into flippers, and a flat, horizontal tail
2. any of the larger members of these two groups, excluding the porpoises and dolphins (except for the killer whale)

intransitive verb whaled, whaling