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Definition of "harpooning" [harpooning]

  • Present participle of harpoon. (verb)

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Use "harpooning" in a sentence
  • "Bill Chaprales throwing a harpoonlike device from the pulpit of a “stick” boat (photo), meaning one more commonly used in harpooning giant bluefin tuna or, historically, broadbill swordfish."
  • "I wasn't "harpooning" Ian for his conservation steps."
  • "The harpooning, historians estimated, happened around 1890, making the fish over 100 years old."
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