flippering

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A form of flipper — In marine mammals such as whales (or other secondarily aquatic animals such as sea turtles), a wide, flat limb adapted for swimming.

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Meanings

verb
  1. gerundparticiplepresentpresent participle and gerund of flipper
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APA

flippering. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flippering

MLA

“flippering.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flippering. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “flippering,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/flippering.

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