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How to pronounce “porpoise”
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Pronunciation guide for porpoise
- Learning goal
- Practice the English pronunciation of porpoise with real speech in context.
- Available examples
- 4 YouTube examples
- Real speech example
- A Sonic Journey Through the Universe
and bring the elusive song of the harbor porpoise
- Definition summary
- Any small cetacean of the family Phocoenidae, related to dolphins and whales.
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How to pronounce porpoise
A Sonic Journey Through the Universe
and bring the elusive song of the harbor porpoise
Example Sentences
A Deep Dive Into “porpoise”
Meaning
- [Noun]
- Any small cetacean of the family Phocoenidae, related to dolphins and whales.
- (Canada, US, imprecisely) Any small dolphin.
- [Verb]
- (intransitive) Said 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.
- (intransitive) Said 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.
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