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American private foundation
The Whiting Foundation (legally the Mrs. Giles Whiting Foundation) is an American private foundation based in New York City. Founded in 1973 through a
Whiting_Foundation
American award presented annually to emerging writers
nonfiction, poetry and drama. The award is sponsored by the Mrs. Giles Whiting Foundation and has been presented since 1985. As of 2021[update], winners receive
Whiting_Awards
American writer (born 1963)
captures the highs and lows of a college romance". www.wbur.org. 2025-10-01. Retrieved 2025-10-14. Official website Profile at The Whiting Foundation
Lily_King
American novelist
writers crowd dais". The San Francisco Chronicle. Profile at The Whiting Foundation "Nina Marie Martinez", WNYC "A novel by chance.(Book Review)", The
Nina_Marie_Martínez
American fiction writer
Prairie Schooner, and elsewhere. 2009 National Book Foundation 5 under 35 honoree for fiction 2010 Whiting Award for Fiction 2010 PEN/Hemingway Award runner-up
Lydia_Peelle
American writer
Directory. "Allegra Goodman". Whiting Foundation. Retrieved 2026-05-10. "Kaaterskill Falls". National Book Foundation. Retrieved 2026-05-10. "2009 Wellcome
Allegra_Goodman
American novelist, essayist, and short-story writer
Freudenberger". whiting.org. The Whiting Foundation. Retrieved 9 May 2023. "The PEN/Malamud Award". penfaulkner.org. PEN/Faulkner Foundation. Retrieved 9
Nell_Freudenberger
American writer (1962–2008)
2025, at the Wayback Machine, The University of Texas at Austin Whiting Foundation Profile; Archived May 22, 2025, at the Wayback Machine David Foster
David_Foster_Wallace
American author (born 1947)
September 1, 1985. Retrieved September 10, 2019. Profile at The Whiting Foundation Wired for Books (1990 audio interview with Don Swaim) Marianne Wiggins
Marianne_Wiggins
Zimbabwean-American actress (born 1978)
October 27, 2014. "Danai Gurira: 2012 Winner in Drama". Mrs Giles Whiting Foundation. Archived from the original on April 18, 2015. Retrieved April 18
Danai_Gurira
American short story writer
2013). "Deborah Eisenberg, The Art of Fiction No. 218". The Paris Review. Spring 2013 (204). Profile at Whiting Foundation Interview at KCRW Bookworm
Deborah_Eisenberg
Chinese American writer (born 1972)
Pacific Arts. 2 November 2011. Bios of 2005 Whiting Writers' Award Recipients - Mrs. Giles Whiting Foundation Archived 2011-07-16 at the Wayback Machine
Sarah_Shun-lien_Bynum
American novelist (born 1957)
Berkeley, and languages and literature at Columbia University. She won a Whiting Award for her first novel, Anywhere but Here (1986). It was a popular success
Mona_Simpson
American poet and essayist
Interview Mary Karr Author Page on harpercollins.com Profile at The Whiting Foundation Mary Karr, Remembering The Years She Spent 'Lit', November 3, 2009
Mary_Karr
American poet
10, 2016. Lucy Grealy interview with Charlie Rose Profile at The Whiting Foundation Lucy Grealy Papers are housed at University of Iowa Libraries Special
Lucy_Grealy
American poet
Memorial Foundation. Archived from the original on October 1, 2020. Retrieved December 9, 2021. "Russell Edson, 1989 Winner in Poetry". Mrs. Giles Whiting Foundation
Russell_Edson
American journalist, memoirist, and academic
She’s also the recipient of the 2020 Whiting Foundation Creative Nonfiction Grant, and a 2021 Howard Foundation Grant from Brown University, both for
Chloe_Cooper_Jones
Chinese writer and professor (born 1972)
Magazine. Wikiquote has quotations related to Yiyun Li. Profile at The Whiting Foundation "The Rumpus Interview with Yiyun Li", January 14, 2009 January 2009
Yiyun_Li
Vietnamese-American writer (born 1988)
and Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Fellowship from the Poetry Foundation, 2016 Whiting Award, and the 2017 T. S. Eliot Prize. Ocean Vuong was born Vương
Ocean_Vuong
American novelist
the original on 2010-11-30. Retrieved 2009-12-08. Profile at The Whiting Foundation "Miles from Nowhere website" "Interview: Nami Mun", Chicagoist "Interview:
Nami_Mun
American writer
recovering addict. 1996 McKnight Foundation Artist Fellowship for Writers Grant 1998 The Loft Literary Center Grant 2001 Whiting Award for Fiction Glory Goes
Emily_Carter
Book by William T. Vollmann
Reviews. May 27, 1987. Retrieved January 10, 2021. "William T. Vollmann". www.whiting.org. Whiting Foundation. Retrieved January 10, 2021. v t e v t e
You_Bright_and_Risen_Angels
American poet (born 1974)
University of Minnesota. Retrieved May 4, 2026. "Douglas Kearney". Whiting Foundation. Retrieved May 4, 2026. "Finalist: The Comet, by George Lewis". The
Douglas_Kearney
American novelist and poet (1949–2017)
Interview Archived March 28, 2013, at the Wayback Machine Profile at The Whiting Foundation Denis Johnson profile and poems at Academy of American Poets Denis
Denis_Johnson
American novelist (born 1969)
Whitehead. Official website Appearances on C-SPAN Profile at The Whiting Foundation "What's in a Name?" On Point (interview, 2006-09-04) "The books of
Colson_Whitehead
American dramatist
on 2013-05-30. Retrieved 2013-05-22. "2002 Winner in Drama". whiting.or. Whiting Foundation. "Melissa James Gibson's This Extends at Playwrights Horizons
Melissa_James_Gibson
Archival series of interviews with geographers
Geographers, the National Science Foundation, Plymouth State University, and the Marion and Jasper Whiting Foundation, of Boston. It has been ongoing for
Geographers_on_Film
German-Afghan poet (born 1991)
from Kundiman, the Wisconsin Institute of Creative Writing, and the Whiting Foundation. Aber was the spring 2020 Li Shen Visiting Writer at Mills College
Aria_Aber
American novelist and screenwriter
Cunningham". John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation... Retrieved 2023-12-11. "Michael Cunningham". www.whiting.org. Retrieved 2023-12-11. metacritic entry
Michael_Cunningham
American playwright (1945–2005)
and works Archived February 23, 2012, at the Wayback Machine The Whiting Foundation Profile Pittsburgh Post-Gazette article August Wilson at IMDb August
August_Wilson
Poet, essayist, novelist, critic, translator (born 1956)
Endowment for the Arts, the John Simon Guggenheim Foundation, The Whiting Foundation, and the Howard Foundation. In 2017, he was elected as a Chancellor to
Forrest_Gander
American poet
poems. 1987 Guggenheim Fellowship 1989 Whiting Award 1994-99 Poet Laureate of the state of Rhode Island 1999 Foundation for Contemporary Arts, grant 2004 MacArthur
Carolyn_D._Wright
American writer and academic
Fellowships in poetry and nonfiction 1996 Memorial Foundation for Jewish Culture Fellowship 1990 Whiting Foundation Fellowship for doctoral studies 1984 Bernard
Sharona_Muir
American novelist and writer
Electric Literature. "Jen Beagin reads from 'Pretend I'm Dead'". (video) Whiting Foundation. 2017. "Jen Beagin on How She Began to Write Fiction". (video) Simon
Jen_Beagin
American writer (born 1947)
Video by Louisiana Channel Profile at The Whiting Foundation MacArthur Foundation SUNY Albany Lannan Foundation Kelly House Writers New Yorker - Long Story
Lydia_Davis
American journalist and writer (born 1960)
2014. Retrieved January 14, 2014. Whiting Foundation. "2017 Whiting Creative Nonfiction Grantee: George Packer". Whiting.org. Retrieved 24 January 2018.
George_Packer
American writer and journalist
of Books, December 2005 TimeOut New York interview Profile at The Whiting Foundation "Seeing Eye to Eye" Archived September 28, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
William_T._Vollmann
Jamaican poet and essayist (born 1983)
3 May 2017. "This Year's Award Winners | Whiting Writers' Awards | Programs | Mrs. Giles Whiting Foundation". whitingfoundation.org. Archived from the
Ishion_Hutchinson
American writer
The New York Times. October 25, 1984. Retrieved May 22, 2010. Author's website Profile at The Whiting Foundation Blue Flowers Arts Hachette Book Group
Peter_Trachtenberg
American dramatist (born 1981)
Hunter's New Dramatists Page Profile and Production History at The Whiting Foundation "A Conversation with Samuel D. Hunter". The Whale (PDF). South Coast
Samuel_D._Hunter
Writer and professor (born 1951)
Process". The Wesleyan Argus. 27 March 2009. Retrieved 5 September 2017. André Aciman profile, The Whiting Foundation website; accessed 8 March 2018.
André_Aciman
American novelist and short story writer (born 1960)
story in New Yorker Jeffrey Eugenides at IMDb Profile at The Whiting Foundation 2012 Whiting Writers' Award Keynote Speech Archived 2015-09-04 at the Wayback
Jeffrey_Eugenides
American writer, professor, and literary critic
Republic. ISSN 0028-6583. Retrieved 2025-02-15. "Sarah Chihaya | Whiting Foundation". www.whiting.org. Retrieved 2025-02-15. Kachka, Boris (2025-02-07). "A New
Sarah_Chihaya
American dramatist
America Just Strange Enough to Recognize". The New York Times. August 10, 2021. Retrieved July 11, 2023. Author's website Profile at The Whiting Foundation
Saïd_Sayrafiezadeh
American author and professor
Endowment for the Arts, MIT, the Ford Foundation, and the Society of Fellows at Harvard University. He received the Whiting Award in 2021. Bennett earned a
Joshua_Bennett
American poet (born 1972)
NPR. Retrieved June 15, 2017. "Bios of 2005 Whiting Writers' Award Recipients". Mrs. Giles Whiting Foundation. Archived from the original on July 16, 2011
Tracy_K._Smith
American writer (born 1976)
Memorial Foundation. "Meghan O'Rourke". Archived from the original on April 19, 2014. Retrieved April 19, 2014. Whiting Foundation. "2017 Whiting Creative
Meghan_O'Rourke
American author (born 1945)
Retrieved September 5, 2015. Appearances on C-SPAN Profile at The Whiting Foundation Übermensch Archived February 14, 2015, at the Wayback Machine, an
Tobias_Wolff
American writer
Novelists 3". Granta Magazine. Retrieved 2018-12-09. "Esmé Weijun Wang". Whiting Foundation. Retrieved 2018-12-09. "39th Northern California Book Awards". 39th
Esmé_Weijun_Wang
American writer and humorist (born 1951)
Frazier on NPR for Travels in SIberia Ian Frazier at FSG Profile at The Whiting Foundation Appearances on C-SPAN Interview with Ian Frazier on WFMU's "The Speakeasy
Ian_Frazier
American novelist
"Stephen Wright". Whiting Foundation. "Stephen W. Wright". John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation. "Stephen Wright". Lannan Foundation. Ambrose, Patrick
Stephen_Wright_(writer)
Jamaican poet and memoirist (born 1984)
Schooner. Retrieved 14 June 2023. Williams, John (23 March 2016). "Whiting Foundation Announces Winners of 2016 Awards for Writing". The New York Times
Safiya_Sinclair
American essayist (born 1955)
Interviewed by Michael Gardner", Mary Literary Journal Profile at The Whiting Foundation "The Essay That Made Jo Ann Beard Want to Write Nonfiction", The New
Jo_Ann_Beard
American author and freelance journalist
"Russ Rymer". Whiting Foundation. Retrieved June 18, 2026. "1993". National Book Critics Circle. Retrieved June 17, 2026. "Winners of Whiting Awards". The
Russ_Rymer
American writer of literary nonfiction (born 1944)
"Suzannah Lessard". Whiting Foundation. Retrieved February 7, 2026. "J. Anthony Lukas Prize Project winners". Nieman Foundation for Journalism at Harvard
Suzannah_Lessard
American poet
Schuyler Author Homepage at the Electronic Poetry Center Profile at The Whiting Foundation You Could Call It Singing: James Schuyler’s Other Flowers (Essay)
James_Schuyler
Iranian-born American writer (born 1972)
List of Iranian women writers and poets "Dalia Sofer". HarperCollins. Profile at The Whiting Foundation New York Times Questions for Dalia Sofer v t e
Dalia_Sofer
Puerto Rican playwright and screenwriter
Untranslatable Secrets of Nikki Corona". José Rivera at IMDb Profile at The Whiting Foundation The Dialogue: Learn from the Masters Interview Diction and Contradiction
José_Rivera_(playwright)
American nature writer
(PDF). research.amnh.org. Ellen Meloy Official website Profile at The Whiting Foundation "Ellen Meloy's Deep Nomadology", rhizomes.13 Dianne Chisholm, fall
Ellen_Meloy
Vietnamese-born American author
Pham". Whiting Foundation. Retrieved 2025-05-13. Dion, Nahshon (May 2025). "In Memory of Andrew Xuan Pham". Voices of Our Nation Arts Foundation. Retrieved
Andrew_X._Pham
American author
Wikiquote has quotations related to Justin Cronin. Profile at The Whiting Foundation An Interview with Justin Cronin Archived February 14, 2015, at the
Justin_Cronin
American dramatist
Past Winners". New York Drama Critics Circle. Retrieved January 31, 2025. Profile and production history at the Whiting Foundation Bruce Norris at IMDb
Bruce_Norris_(playwright)
American poet and author (born 1962)
55: 131–138 – via JSTOR. "2016 Whiting Creative Nonfiction Grantee: Sarah Elizabeth Ruden". The Whiting Foundation. Retrieved 21 September 2021. Response:
Sarah_Ruden
American playwright
2021. Anne Washburn at the Internet Off Broadway Database doollee.com: Plays by Anne Washburn Profile and Production History at The Whiting Foundation
Anne_Washburn
American playwright
US Theatre, pp. 156–159. Routledge, 2022. ISBN 978-1032067964. Tarell Alvin McCraney at IMDb Profile and Production History at The Whiting Foundation
Tarell_Alvin_McCraney
American novelist, short story writer, and professor
18, 2025. Profile at The Whiting Foundation "INTERVIEW WITH MANUEL MUÑOZ", La Bloga, May 28 2007 "Exclusive Interview: Whiting Winner Manuel Munoz on the
Manuel_Muñoz_(writer)
American non-fiction writer
and the Wilson Quarterly. She received a Rona Jaffe Foundation Writers' Award in 2008, a Whiting Award in Nonfiction in 2010, and a Pushcart Prize. Leach
Amy_Leach_(writer)
American writer (born 1970)
and story of taxidermist Carl Akeley. He is the recipient of a 2017 Whiting Foundation Creative Nonfiction Grant for his upcoming book Avoid the Day. Kirk
Jay_Kirk
American playwright, lyricist and composer
9". Playbill. Retrieved September 29, 2017. "Michael R. Jackson". Whiting Foundation. Retrieved April 10, 2019. Culwell-Block, Logan (May 22, 2020). "Amber
Michael_R._Jackson
American dramatist (born 1965)
the Internet Off-Broadway Database (archived) Profile and photo at LAByrinth Theater Company Profile and Production History at The Whiting Foundation
Stephen_Adly_Guirgis
Botanical garden in Midland, Michigan, US
The president of the Herbert H. and Grace A. Dow Foundation, Mike Whiting elaborated: What is now Whiting Forest was my backyard as a kid. My brother and
Dow_Gardens
American author and professor
Ben Marcus Random House Interview with Ben Marcus Profile at The Whiting Foundation Electronic Book Review reviews Notable American Women Ben Marcus at
Ben_Marcus
Polish-American writer and academic
Guggenheim Memorial Foundation". Gf.org. Archived from the original on 2012-07-28. Retrieved 2012-10-23. "Eva Hoffman". www.whiting.org. Retrieved 2021-04-11
Eva_Hoffman
American writer, novelist, essayist (born 1953)
2019 Profile at Commonweal Profile at The Sewanee Review Profile at Whiting Foundation Profile at Book Marks Reviews by Kirkus After This Reviews at Metacritic
Alice_McDermott
American essayist, cultural critic and professor
McCarthy was recipient of a 2022 Whiting Award ($50,000) in the non-fiction category, granted by the Whiting Foundation in Brooklyn, for Who Will Pay Reparations
Jesse_McCarthy
American non-fiction writer
trans man. She wrote a novel named Changers. 2004 Whiting Award "I Blame Blogs", Poetry Foundation, 5.15.09 Glock, Allison (October 16, 2006). "Halloween
Allison_Glock
American poet (born 1957)
biography at PoetryFoundation.org Profile at The Whiting Foundation Scene Missing Magazine Interviews Li-Young Lee Audio of Lannan Foundation Reading with Li-Young
Li-Young_Lee
American poet
December 9, 2016. "Layli Long Soldier". The Poetry Foundation. Retrieved December 8, 2016. "Whiting Foundation Announces Winners of 2016 Awards for Writing"
Layli_Long_Soldier
American writer (born 1967)
quotations related to Alexander Chee. Author's blog Profile at The Whiting Foundation "Korean Enough: Alexander Chee on New Korean American Fiction" by
Alexander_Chee
Campus in Michigan, USA
Library, Buick Gallery & Research Center, Robert T. Longway Planetarium, Whiting Auditorium, and Flint Repertory Theatre. The campus and some institutions
Flint_Cultural_Center
American poet
University, where he received a Ph.D. in English and was awarded the Whiting Foundation Award in the Humanities. In addition to teaching at Wellesley, Chiasson
Dan_Chiasson
American writer of fiction
(link) "Interview: Daniel Orozco". The Masters Review. 2015-05-27. Retrieved 2020-02-05. Profile at The Whiting Foundation A review of Orientation v t e
Daniel_Orozco
American poet (born 1980)
2015 Whiting Award, a 2013 National Endowment of the Arts Fellowship, a 2013 Pushcart Prize, a 2008 Ruth Lilly Fellowship from the Poetry Foundation, two
Roger_Reeves
American poet (born 1989)
Laurentiis received a Whiting Award in poetry in 2018. Their other fellowships include a 2012 Ruth Lilly Fellowship from the Poetry Foundation, a 2013 Creative
Rickey_Laurentiis
American writer
(2012), an ebook collection of essays and short stories. Jackson is a Whiting Award recipient and a former winner of the Ernest J. Gaines Award for Literary
Mitchell_S._Jackson
New York-based author
to Suketu Mehta. Suketu Mehta, official web site. Profile at The Whiting Foundation Interview with the Wall Street Journal Interview in The Believer magazine
Suketu_Mehta
American writer (born 1981)
Richard Lea. Retrieved October 6, 2018. "Patty Yumi Cottrell". The Whiting Foundation. Retrieved October 6, 2018. Cottrell, Patty Yumi (May 18, 2017). "Patty
Patrick_Cottrell
American writer
com. Retrieved 2023-02-25. "2017 Whiting Creative Nonfiction Grantee: Julie Phillips". Whiting.org. Whiting Foundation. Archived from the original on 25
Julie_Phillips
American writer
ISBN 978-0-8014-1462-6. Rebecca Goodman (April 30, 2003). "Obituary: Austin M. Wright, 80, writer, teacher". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Profile at The Whiting Foundation
Austin_Wright
American playwright
Circle Award, an Outer Critics Circle Award, a Guggenheim Fellowship, a Whiting Award, the inaugural Steinberg Playwright Award, a Bush Artists Fellowship
David_Adjmi
American poet (1915–2011)
Foundation Ruth Stone Biog and audio files from the Poetry Foundation Ruth Stone from the Academy of American Poets Profile at The Whiting Foundation
Ruth_Stone
American novelist
original on June 21, 2013. Retrieved May 25, 2013. "Molly Gloss". Whiting Foundation. Retrieved September 5, 2022. "2000 Otherwise Award". James Tiptree
Molly_Gloss
American poet and educator (born 1971)
Machine (archived April 11, 2012) Library of Congress Online Catalog > Terrance Hayes pabook.libraries > Terrance Hayes Profile at The Whiting Foundation
Terrance_Hayes
American novelist and educator
Drum-Time". Kirkus Reviews. November 16, 2022. Official website Profile at The Whiting Foundation Interview about her book available on Youtube v t e
Hanna_Pylväinen
American writer (born 1942)
review of Coast of Chicago Stuart Dybek interview at The Writing Disorder Stuart Dybek bio at Northwestern University Profile at The Whiting Foundation
Stuart_Dybek
American novelist, playwright, and essayist (born 1953)
Harper's Magazine. Retrieved April 6, 2022. Darryl Pinckney website Darryl Pinckney at the New York Review of Books Profile at The Whiting Foundation
Darryl_Pinckney
American writer
Retrieved 2009-12-07. "Past Recipients of the Whiting Writers' Awards | MRS. Giles Whiting Foundation". Archived from the original on 2008-02-18. Retrieved
Matthew_Klam
Academic journal
has been the recipient of numerous awards and honors, including the Whiting Foundation Prize for Literary Magazines, and work from its pages is frequently
Conjunctions_(journal)
American playwright
won a 2011 Whiting Award, which included a $50,000 prize. She received the Lilly Award in 2011 for playwrighting. (The Lilly Award Foundation has as its
Amy_Herzog
American author, essayist, and editor (born 1972)
Scholars, & Scientists". Guggenheim Foundation. Retrieved 2026-04-15. Hohn profile, Mrs. Giles Whiting Foundation website. Accessed Dec. 21, 2012. Hohn
Donovan_Hohn
WHITING FOUNDATION
WHITING FOUNDATION
Girl/Female
Tamil
Likhitha | லிகித , லீகீதா , லீகீதாÂ
Writing
Likhitha | லிகித , லீகீதா , லீகீதாÂ
Girl/Female
Anglo, Australian, British, English
Place Name; White Island
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Whitton.James Whiton of Hingham, Norfolk, England, came to Plymouth, MA, in 1635.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from White.North German : habitational name from a place named Wittingen, near Braunschweig.North German : patronymic from Witt 1.
Girl/Female
Hindu
Writing
Biblical
blotting or wiping out; smiting
Girl/Female
Indian
Waiting
Girl/Female
Biblical
Wiping away, breaking, fearing, smiting.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Likitha | லிகித , லீகீதா , லீகீதாÂ
Writing
Likitha | லிகித , லீகீதா , லீகீதாÂ
Surname or Lastname
English
English : patronymic from White.Rev. Samuel Whiting arrived in Boston, MA, in May 1636, and made his home in Lynn, MA.
Girl/Female
Anglo, Australian, British, English
Place Name; White Island
Surname or Lastname
English
English : possibly from an unattested Old English personal name, e.g. Wihtling or Hwītling.English : alternatively, a habitational name from Whitlinge, in Worcestershire, named from Old English hwīt ‘white’ + hlinc ‘ridge’.
Girl/Female
Biblical
Wiping away, breaking, fearing, smiting.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : perhaps a variant of Whitton.
Surname or Lastname
English
English : variant of Whiting.
Girl/Female
Biblical
Blotting or wiping out, smiting.
Girl/Female
Tamil
Writing
Girl/Female
Tamil
Likhita | லிகித , லீகீதா , லீகீதாÂ
Writing
Likhita | லிகித , லீகீதா , லீகீதாÂ
Girl/Female
Hindu
Writing
Biblical
wiping away; breaking; fearing; smiting
WHITING FOUNDATION
WHITING FOUNDATION
Boy/Male
Gujarati, Hindu, Indian, Kannada, Malayalam, Marathi, Sanskrit, Telugu
Killer of Enemies
Boy/Male
Arabic, Muslim
Servant of the Energizer
Boy/Male
Italian Latin
Pious.
Girl/Female
Arabic, Muslim
Youthfulness
Boy/Male
Muslim
The appreciative
Boy/Male
Tamil
One of the four spiritual son of Brahma
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Most Advance
Boy/Male
Muslim
Abstemious, Ascetic, Saintly
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian, Sindhi
Take Aashka of Aarti
Boy/Male
Hindu, Indian
Patient
WHITING FOUNDATION
WHITING FOUNDATION
WHITING FOUNDATION
WHITING FOUNDATION
WHITING FOUNDATION
a.
Splendid; illustrious; brilliant; distinguished; conspicious; as, a shining example of charity.
n.
A North American fish (Merlucius vulgaris) allied to the preceding; -- called also silver hake.
n.
Any one of several species of North American marine sciaenoid food fishes belonging to genus Menticirrhus, especially M. Americanus, found from Maryland to Brazil, and M. littoralis, common from Virginia to Texas; -- called also silver whiting, and surf whiting.
n.
Chalk prepared in an impalpable powder by pulverizing and repeated washing, used as a pigment, as an ingredient in putty, for cleaning silver, etc.
a.
Absent; lacking; missing; also, deficient; destitute; needy; as, one of the twelve is wanting; I shall not be wanting in exertion.
n.
A young whiting.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of White
n.
Any written composition; a pamphlet; a work; a literary production; a book; as, the writings of Addison.
n.
The act of editing, or writing for, a magazine.
a.
Emitting light, esp. in a continuous manner; radiant; as, shining lamps; also, bright by the reflection of light; as, shining armor.
a.
Changing in place, position, or direction; varying; variable; fickle; as, shifting winds; shifting opinions or principles.
a.
Pertaining to, or employed in, the pursuit of whales; as, a whaling voyage; a whaling vessel.
a.
Shining brightly.
n.
A common European food fish (Melangus vulgaris) of the Codfish family; -- called also fittin.
n.
An ancient manner of writing; ancient writings, collectively; as, Punic paleography.
p. pr. & vb. n.
of Whiten
a.
Causing waste; also, undergoing waste; diminishing; as, a wasting disease; a wasting fortune.
n.
That which is used to render white; whiting.
a.
Adapted or used for shifting anything.