whiting

/ˈwaɪtɪŋ/

Etymology

From Middle English whityng, whytyng, perhaps an alteration of Old English hwītling (“whiting”), remodelled after white + -ing (diminutive suffix). Related to the colour white. Cognate with Dutch wijting (“whiting”), Old Norse hvítingr (“a kind of whale”).

whiting means A surname. Lexicurio rates it Rare gem — a strength score of 81 out of 100.

whiting is pronounced /ˈwaɪtɪŋ/.

name

A surname.
A number of places in the United States:; A city in Lake County, Indiana.
A number of places in the United States:; A minor city in Monona County, Iowa.
A number of places in the United States:; A minor city and township in Jackson County, Kansas.
A number of places in the United States:; A town in Washington County, Maine.
A number of places in the United States:; An unincorporated community in Mississippi County, Missouri.

noun

A fine white chalk used in paints, putty, whitewash etc.“1918, Hannah Teresa Rowley, Mrs. Helen Louise (Wales) Farrell, Principles of Chemistry Applied to the Household Precipitated calcium carbonate, a very fine powdery form, is used as a basis for many tooth powders and pastes. As whiting it finds a wide use in cleaning metals of their tarnishes.”
A fish, Merlangius merlangus (family Gadidae), similar to cod, found in the North Atlantic; English whiting (US).
Any fish of many species that resemble Merlangius merlangus:; in family Gadidae:; Any of several marine fish found in North American coastal waters, including hakes (genus Merluccius), especially Merluccius bilinearis (silver hake).
Any fish of many species that resemble Merlangius merlangus:; in family Gadidae:; Alaska pollock (Gadus chalcogrammus, syn. Theragra chalcogramma).
Any fish of many species that resemble Merlangius merlangus:; in family Gadidae:; A blue whiting (Micromesistius poutassou), a marine fish of the Northern Hemisphere.
Any fish of many species that resemble Merlangius merlangus:; in family Gadidae:; A southern blue whiting (Micromesistius australis), a marine fish of the Southern Hemisphere.“Other deep creatures now being harvested or targeted as seafood include rattails, skates, squid, red crabs, orange roughy, black oreos, smooth oreos, hoki, blue ling, southern blue whiting, sablefish, black scabbard fish and spiny dogfish.”