Definition/Meaning of whiting

• English - Noun: whiting (usually uncountable, plural whitings) (uncountable, usually) A fine white chalk used in paint s, putty , whitewash etc. 1918, Hannah Teresa Rowley, Mrs. Helen Louise (Wales) Farrell, Principles of Chemistry Applied to the HouseholdPrecipitated 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…
• English - Verb: whiting (gerund, participle, present) present participle and gerund of white
• English - References: Shorter Oxford English Dictionary , pg 3631
• English - Etymology: Etymology 1. From whit e + -ing . Etymology 2. 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”).
• English - Pronunciation: IPA: /ˈwaɪtɪŋ/ , /ˈʍaɪtɪŋ/ Rhymes: -aɪtɪŋ