Definitions of whiting:

• noun:   a food fish of the Atlantic waters of Europe resembling the cod; sometimes placed in genus Gadus
• noun:   any of several food fishes of North American coastal waters
• noun:   a small fish of the genus Sillago; excellent food fish
• noun:   flesh of any of a number of slender food fishes especially of Atlantic coasts of North America
• noun:   flesh of a cod-like fish of the Atlantic waters of Europe
• noun:   found off Atlantic coast of North America
• name:  A surname (common: 1 in 20000 families; popularity rank in the U.S.: #2565)