0 used to refer to a very great amount of something or a very good thing:
That's a whale of a story.
Another thousand dollars would make a whale of a difference.
1 a large amount of something:
A whale of a lot of other people were there, too.
Perry's done a whale of a job for us.
NIEUWE WOORDEN
European
May 10, 2021
WOORD VAN DE DAG
Shimmer
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