Used in a Sentence

dolphin

Definitions, parts of speech, synonyms, and sentence examples for dolphin.

Editorial note

I mean the physics is against it being any different from dolphin kick anywhere but right at the surface.

Examples18
Definitions4
Parts of speech1

Quick take

Tursiops truncatus, (Atlantic bottlenose dolphin) the most well-known species.

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of dolphin gathered in one view.

noun

Tursiops truncatus, (Atlantic bottlenose dolphin) the most well-known species.

noun

The dauphin, eldest son of the kings of France.

noun

A member of an athletic team called the Dolphins, such as the Miami Dolphins and teams of various institutions of learning.

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for dolphin.

noun

Tursiops truncatus, (Atlantic bottlenose dolphin) the most well-known species.

noun

A member of an athletic team called the Dolphins, such as the Miami Dolphins and teams of various institutions of learning.

Example sentences

1

I mean the physics is against it being any different from dolphin kick anywhere but right at the surface.

2

Consider the hypothetical definition that a person is any being that is either a human or a dolphin.

3

A dolphin with a break mandible is a dead dolphin.

4

It's potentially faster than dolphin kicking within about a foot of the surface, or in very shallow water.

5

We know that deeper than a foot, this should be the same as dolphin kicking.

6

The rest of my argument was why dolphin kick isn't faster than freestyle.

7

I've been using a similar dolphin kick when scuba diving just for playful fun in the water.

8

Even if is a real shark, and not a dolphin or an unprobable tuna, you will have just seconds to prepare for the hit.

9

But one thing to consider is that some species of dolphin are more aggressive and sometimes attack and kill other kinds of dolphins and porpoises.

10

The guy was able to identify a singular dolphin thanks to the cuts made (by sailors, I guess) on its dorsal fin.

11

When I had a smaller phone, I used a Dolphin browser, which reflowed text as well as resized fonts when I double-tapped.

12

Bootlenose dolphins could hit and kill easily an human but probably only if seriously injured or restrained (or if a baby dolphin is in serious danger).

Quote examples

1

I don't need to "contribute" and "socialize" with some Python craziness named after a dolphin (though I did!) because Amazon provides a real.

2

(Dolphin image as well, I believe)) But back to "standards." The Smalltalk standard was pretty wimpy for most if its iterations.

3

Like this one: > "For this reason it is that they all recognize in a most surprising manner the name of Simo and prefer to be called by that rather than by any other" Although, to be honest, I have an urge to go to a zoo and call a dolphin Simo now.

Proper noun examples

1

Dolphin ships with a ruby script to update some folders (don't remember what it does).

2

[0] Including: Blink (Amazon Silk, Chrome, Opera), WebKit (BlackBerry, Dolphin, et al), Gecko (Firefox, Minimo), NetFront (Blazer).

3

It means all the core KDE apps - Kontact, Dolphin, whatever web browser you want to use (Rekonq is dead, Konqeror is a zombie, and there are several new projects out there - for mobile, you might be able to get away with a dumb qtwebengine wrapper), Amarok (which also has another amazing VDG UI floating around that is still unimplemented), Dragon Player, etc.

Frequently asked questions

Short answers drawn from the clearest meanings and examples for this word.

How do you use dolphin in a sentence?

I mean the physics is against it being any different from dolphin kick anywhere but right at the surface.

What does dolphin mean?

Tursiops truncatus, (Atlantic bottlenose dolphin) the most well-known species.

What part of speech is dolphin?

dolphin is commonly used as noun.