American English pronunciation
How to pronounce dolphins
IPA transcription: ['dɑlfənz]
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Noun
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large slender food and game fish widely distributed in warm seas (especially around Hawaii)
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any of various small toothed whales with a beaklike snout; larger than porpoises
Usage examples
- I went swimming with dolphins yesterday.
- I went swimming with dolphins yesterday.
- Perry has also been a member of the Miami Dolphins.
- Cetaceans, such as beluga whales, dolphins and humpback whales, blow bubble rings.
- A group of dolphins came and protected us from the sharks.
- He also played for the Miami Dolphins, New England Patriots and the Dallas Cowboys.
- The Dolphins' only problem is that they cannot seem to keep a head coach.
- Blue symbolizes water, white represents ice, and dolphins are considered a friend of mariners.
- Some interactions with humans are harmful to the dolphins.
- I went swimming with dolphins yesterday.