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 dolphins porpoising in the waves, their sleek bodies arching in and out of the water as they breathed. "animalbiologynatureoceannauticalphysiologyactionChat 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 boat was porpoising in the choppy waves, making it hard to keep our balance. "nauticalvehiclesailingtechnologyChat with AIVocabulary GamePractice Reading
