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Porpoising | Porpoises

Porpoising meaning

present participle and gerund of porpoise

Using Porpoising

  • The main meaning on this page is: present participle and gerund of porpoise

Context around Porpoising

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 24 words
  • Position in the sentence: 0 start, 1 middle, 1 end
  • Sentence types: 2 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Often before:

whale 1×

Often after:

larger 1×

Sentence patterns with Porpoising

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

killer whale porpoising larger whales 1× known as porpoising 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

whales produce bubble 1× when travelling jumping 1×

Common sentence endings:

engage in play 1× known as porpoising 1×

Words around Porpoising

Just before it in the word index:

porpoises 47 porpoise 35 porphyry 65 porphyrogenitus 2 porphyrius 3 porphyritic 3

Just after it in the word index:

porpora 4 porquerolles 2 porr 4 porras 15 porrassuo 2 porres 5

Similar in corpus frequency:

aabb 4 aabria 4 aacha 4 aacta 4 aadu 4 aafmaa 4

Corpus analysis for Porpoising

  • In this selection, "porpoising" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 24 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Around the word, whale and larger stand out and add context to how "porpoising" is used.
  • Recognizable usage signals include killer whale porpoising larger whales and known as porpoising. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "porpoising" sits close to words such as aabb, aabria and aacha, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with porpoising

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Whales produce bubble nets to aid in herding prey. citation Killer whale porpoising Larger whales are also thought to engage in play. (22 words)

When travelling, jumping can save the dolphin energy as there is less friction while in the air. citation This type of travel is known as porpoising. (26 words)

Longer example sentences

When travelling, jumping can save the dolphin energy as there is less friction while in the air. citation This type of travel is known as porpoising. (26 words)

Whales produce bubble nets to aid in herding prey. citation Killer whale porpoising Larger whales are also thought to engage in play. (22 words)

Example sentences (2)

Whales produce bubble nets to aid in herding prey. citation Killer whale porpoising Larger whales are also thought to engage in play.

When travelling, jumping can save the dolphin energy as there is less friction while in the air. citation This type of travel is known as porpoising.

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "porpoising" in a sentence?
An example: "Whales produce bubble nets to aid in herding prey. citation Killer whale porpoising Larger whales are also thought to engage in play." This page contains 2 example sentences with the word "porpoising" from authentic English texts.
What does "porpoising" mean?
Porpoising means: present participle and gerund of porpoise
How many example sentences with "porpoising" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 2 example sentences with "porpoising", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.