What does "whale" mean?

"Whale" means: The largest animal in the sea. Example: "The whale swam deep in the ocean."

How do you say whale in Hebrew and Spanish?

In Hebrew, whale is לוויתן. In Spanish, it is ballena.

How do you pronounce "whale"?

Whale is pronounced /weɪl/. It is a noun. You can hear a native speaker say it on this page.

Whale — Meaning for Kids, with Picture, Audio & Hebrew

whale

/weɪl/

noun

The largest animal in the sea

“The whale swam deep in the ocean.”

לוויתן

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Whale is a noun in the animals category. It is a intermediate (ages 9-10) word, meaning "The largest animal in the sea" In Hebrew, whale translates to לוויתן.

Example Sentences

The enormous blue whale surfaced and sprayed a tall fountain of water into the air.
We watched a humpback whale leap completely out of the ocean and crash back down.
The whale communicated with other whales far away using a beautiful, deep song.

Did You Know? The blue whale is the largest animal that has ever lived on Earth — even bigger than any dinosaur! A blue whale's heart is about the size of a small car, and its arteries are so wide that a small child could crawl through them. Blue whales can hear each other's songs from thousands of kilometers away across the ocean.