spyhop noun 1verb 1forms 3 noun1 •The action of raising the front half of the body out of the sea in a controlled manner.In a more vigorous spyhop, the pectorals are exposed but are rarely brought completely out of the water. On occasion a whale respires during a spyhop. — 1986 verb1 •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 formsspyhopped · spyhopping · spyhops
