lobtail

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verb

To raise the flukes out of the water and then slap them down against the water surface.

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Meanings

verblobtail (third-person singular simple present lobtails, present participle lobtailing, simple past and past participle lobtailed)

present singular third person lobtails · participle present lobtailing · participle past lobtailed · past lobtailed

  1. To raise the flukes out of the water and then slap them down against the water surface.

Synonyms & antonyms

Also see
floptail
Cite this entry
APA

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

MLA

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

Chicago

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

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