verb🔗ShareSaid 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 pod of dolphins as they porpoised gracefully across the bay, rising and falling in a rhythmic dance. "animalactionnaturebiologyoceanChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
verb🔗ShareSaid 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 seaplane porpoised awkwardly on the lake surface before finally gaining enough speed to lift off. "vehiclenauticalsailingactiontechnicalsportChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
