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English

Etymology

English, used in mid-16th century; variant of whiting.

Noun

whitten (plural whittens)

1. Any of several small trees having leaves that are white and downy underneath.

References

• Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, pg 3632

Anagrams

• twineth

English

Pronunciation

• IPA^(key): /?wa?t??/, /??a?t??/
• Rhymes: -a?t??

Etymology 1

white +? -ing

Noun

whiting (usually uncountable, plural whitings)

1. A fine white chalk used in paints, putty, whitewash etc.

   Synonym: whitening

   Hyponyms: French white, Paris white, Spanish white

   • 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.

Translations

See also

• whiting event

Verb

whiting

1. present participle of white

Etymology 2

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

Noun

whiting (plural whitings or whiting)

1. A fish, Merlangius merlangus, similar to cod, found in the North Atlantic; English whiting (US).
2. Any fish of many species that resemble Merlangius merlangus:
   1. (US) Any of several marine fish found in North American coastal waters, including hakes (genus Merluccius), especially Merluccius bilinearis (the silver hake).
   2. Any of the species of Sillaginidae (smelt-whitings) inhabiting Indo-Pacific marine coasts, many of which are commercially important whitefish.
   3. (Canada) Alaska pollock (Gadus chalcogrammus, syn. Theragra chalcogramma).
   4. A blue whiting (Micromesistius poutassou), a marine fish of the Northern Hemisphere.
   5. A southern blue whiting (Micromesistius australis), a marine fish of the Southern Hemisphere.
   6. Menticirrhus americanus (Carolina whiting, king whiting, southern kingcroaker, and southern kingfish) found along the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts of the United States.
   7. (India, Australia) Any of the smelt-whitings, of the family Sillaginidae, including Japanese whiting, King George whiting, northern whiting, sand whiting, and school whiting.

Translations

References

• Whiting (fish) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia

Shorter Oxford English Dictionary, pg 3631

Anagrams

• withing