Any of various larger members of this order, including the blue whale, humpback whale, and right whale, in contrast to the porpoises and dolphins, the fishing for, or occupation of taking, whales, Any of several species of large sea mammals, verb_ hunt for whales, intransitive verb_ To engage in the hunting of whales, To strike or hit a person or thing repeatedly and forcefully, To swing at a ball with great effort, especially repeatedly