International Agreements And Treaties

noun the practice or industry of hunting and killing whales for their oil, meat, or other products

• Whaling was a major industry in the 19th century, with many ships heading out to sea in search of whales.
• My great-grandfather used to work on a whaling ship back in the day.
• I heard that guy is into whaling, he's always posting pictures of his fishing trips.
• The company has been whaling in profits ever since they launched their new product line.

verb A verb is a word that expresses an action or a state of being. In this case, 'acceded' is a past tense verb indicating that someone agreed to a request or proposal.

• After much deliberation, the committee finally acceded to the demands of the protesters.
• She eventually acceded to his request to go out on a date.
• I can't believe she actually acceded to lending him money again.
• The sun acceded to the clouds, casting a shadow over the landscape.