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  • verb Present participle of porpoise.

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Examples

  • They are shown travelling in schools, porpoising from the waves, and smoothly powering themselves beneath the surface with their forked, shark-like tails.

    Archive 2006-09-01 Darren Naish 2006

  • They are shown travelling in schools, porpoising from the waves, and smoothly powering themselves beneath the surface with their forked, shark-like tails.

    Did ichthyosaurs fly? Probably not, no Darren Naish 2006

  • This is commonly referred to as "porpoising" - think of how a porpoise or dolphin comes up just below the surface and then rolls just beneath, only breaking the surface with their dorsal fin or tail.

    Aspen Times - Top Stories Will Sands Special to The Aspen Times Aspen 2010

  • This is commonly referred to as "porpoising" - think of how a porpoise or dolphin comes up just below the surface and then rolls just beneath, only breaking the surface with their dorsal fin or tail.

    Aspen Times - Top Stories Will Sands Special to The Aspen Times Aspen 2010

  • This is commonly referred to as "porpoising" - think of how a porpoise or dolphin comes up just below the surface and then rolls just beneath, only breaking the surface with their dorsal fin or tail.

    Aspen Times - Top Stories Will Sands Special to The Aspen Times Aspen 2010

  • This is commonly referred to as "porpoising" - think of how a porpoise or dolphin comes up just below the surface and then rolls just beneath, only breaking the surface with their dorsal fin or tail.

    Aspen Times - Top Stories Will Sands Special to The Aspen Times Aspen 2010

  • This is commonly referred to as "porpoising" - think of how a porpoise or dolphin comes up just below the surface and then rolls just beneath, only breaking the surface with their dorsal fin or tail.

    Aspen Times - Top Stories Will Sands Special to The Aspen Times Aspen 2010

  • This is commonly referred to as "porpoising" - think of how a porpoise or dolphin comes up just below the surface and then rolls just beneath, only breaking the surface with their dorsal fin or tail.

    Aspen Times - Top Stories Will Sands Special to The Aspen Times Aspen 2010

  • This is commonly referred to as "porpoising" - think of how a porpoise or dolphin comes up just below the surface and then rolls just beneath, only breaking the surface with their dorsal fin or tail.

    Aspen Times - Top Stories Will Sands Special to The Aspen Times Aspen 2010

  • This is commonly referred to as "porpoising" - think of how a porpoise or dolphin comes up just below the surface and then rolls just beneath, only breaking the surface with their dorsal fin or tail.

    Aspen Times - Top Stories Will Sands Special to The Aspen Times Aspen 2010

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