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Meanings of porpoise in English
Usage of porpoise in English
1
He trudged toward the water and dove in, happy as a porpoise.
2
So-called porpoise leather is made of the skin of the white whale.
3
The porpoise's plight has attracted attention from environmentalists, including actor Leonardo DiCaprio.
4
The porpoise is one of the most common and easiest to identify.
5
Gradually the whale became a porpoise, and the porpoise became a gudgeon.
6
The porpoise dived, and the line ran out at a rapid rate.
7
I swim in de water like porpoise, and climb tree like monkey.
8
In shape it somewhat resembles an enormous porpoise, with a sharply-pointed nose.
9
Buell breathed as heavily as a porpoise, and his footsteps pounded hard.
10
Tad made a long, curving dive not unlike that of a porpoise.
11
There's a porpoise close behind us, and he's treading on my tail.
12
In the early summer of 1895 a fine porpoise appeared above the island.
13
She began to swim, flashing through the water as fast as a porpoise.
14
The frontal portion of each of them revealed the outline of a porpoise.
15
On the 12th we caught a porpoise by striking it with the grains.
16
Schools of flying-fish broke fan-wise in flashes of silver, and porpoise sported alongside.
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Porpoise through the time
Porpoise across language varieties
United Kingdom
Common
United States of America
Less common