Spy-hop

noun, verb

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Definitions

Noun

1
Alternative form of spyhop. alt-of, alternative
"Gradually, spy-hopping humpbacks viewing whaling vessels became mating whales embracing in a double spy-hop."

Verb

1
Alternative form of spyhop. alt-of, alternative
"Humpbacks are known to spy-hop and are perhaps the most aerial of cetaceans."

Synonyms

eye out eye-out head rise head rise

Example

"Gradually, spy-hopping humpbacks viewing whaling vessels became mating whales embracing in a double spy-hop."

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