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spyhopped

spyhopped is the simple past and past participle of spyhop.

Meaning of spyhop

Verb

spyhop (third-person singular simple present spyhops, present participle spyhopping, simple past and past participle spyhopped)

  1. (intransitive) To raise the front half of the body out of the sea in a controlled manner.
    • Killer whales sometimes spyhop. To spyhop, they lift the front half of their body out of the water.2002, Anne Welsbacher, Killer Whales, Capstone High-Interest Books, page 14

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Questions about spyhopped

What is spyhopped the simple past and past participle of?
Spyhopped is the simple past and past participle of spyhop.

Words near spyhopped in the dictionary

  1. spyglass
  2. spyglasses
  3. spyhole
  4. spyholes
  5. spyhop
  6. spyhopped
  7. spyhopping
  8. spyhoppings
  9. spyhops
  10. spying
  11. spying on

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