"whale away" meaning in English

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Verb

Forms: whales away [present, singular, third-person], whaling away [participle, present], whaled away [participle, past], whaled away [past]
Head templates: {{en-verb|*}} whale away (third-person singular simple present whales away, present participle whaling away, simple past and past participle whaled away)
  1. (archaic, intransitive) To talk or preach at length, often excitedly or vehemently; to go on. Tags: archaic, intransitive

Inflected forms

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