fluking

"Breaching" takes place when a whale leaps out of the water and falls back with a thud, "skyhopping" when it raises its head as if to look around, and "fluking" when its tail breaks the surface.

Counting the Whales, Passing the Time Miriam Jordan 2012

If you ask the four witnesses, they were saying that the dolphins were jumping over my head and fluking the water, slapping the water with their tails ...

CNN Transcript Dec 23, 2007 2007

If you ask the four witnesses, they were saying that the dolphins were jumping over my head and fluking the water, slapping the water with their tails ...

CNN Transcript Dec 18, 2007 2007

What hill ar yu fluking about, ye lamelookond fyats!

Finnegans Wake 2006

It's about time people started waking up and realizing that this team isn't just some fluking Cinderella, it's a darned good baseball team, the best defense in the league ...

CNN Transcript Oct 25, 2003 2003

The note Doomed again: and then at his firmer pressure, the note, fluking up an octave, became a strident blare more penetrating than before.

Lord of the Flies Golding, William, 1911- 1954

Thus it often happened that a weak house, by fluking a victory over a strong rival, found itself, much to its surprise, in the semi-final, or sometimes even in the final.

The Gold Bat 1928

Thus it often happened that a weak house, by fluking a victory over a strong rival, found itself, much to its surprise, in the semi-final, or sometimes even in the final.

The Gold Bat 1928

Thus it often happened that a weak house, by fluking a victory over a strong rival, found itself, much to its surprise, in the semi-final, or sometimes even in the final.

The Gold Bat 1928

Likely you've seen him fluking through the main street in his racer.

Walter and the Wireless Sara Ware Bassett 1920