verb🔗ShareAuf- und Abtauchen, springenSaid of an air-breathing aquatic animal such as a porpoise or penguin: To repeatedly jump out of the water to take a breath and dive back in a continuous motion."We watched the dolphins porpoising in the waves, their sleek bodies arching in and out of the water as they breathed. "Wir beobachteten, wie die Delfine in den Wellen auf- und abtauchten, ihre schlanken Körper sich beim Atmen im und aus dem Wasser wölbten.animalbiologynatureoceannauticalphysiologyactionChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareAuf und ab hüpfen, auf und ab tauchenSaid of an aircraft: to make a series of plunges when taking off or landing; or of a watercraft: to successively plunge up and down in the water."The small boat was porpoising in the choppy waves, making it hard to keep our balance. "Das kleine Boot hüpfte in den unruhigen Wellen auf und ab, was es schwierig machte, das Gleichgewicht zu halten.nauticalvehiclesailingtechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
