"porpoise" meaning in English

See porpoise in All languages combined, or Wiktionary

Noun

IPA: /ˈpɔːpəs/ [UK], /ˈpɔːrpəs/ [US] Audio: en-us-porpoise.ogg [US] Forms: porpoise [singular], porpoises [plural]
Head templates: {{noun}} [POS TABLE]
  1. A porpoise is a small aquatic mammal of the family Phocoenidae. It is related to dolphins and whales.
    Sense id: simple-porpoise-en-noun-~RvXwd0d

Verb

IPA: /ˈpɔːpəs/ [UK], /ˈpɔːrpəs/ [US] Audio: en-us-porpoise.ogg [US] Forms: porpoise [canonical], porpoises [third-person, singular], porpoised [past], porpoised [past, participle], porpoising [present, participle]
Head templates: {{verb|porpois|e}} [POS TABLE]
  1. If you porpoise, you move through water like a porpoise.
    Sense id: simple-porpoise-en-verb-T87WsmaO
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