Aswim
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /əˈswɪm/ · Part of speech adjective
Quick meaning: Aswim is an adjective meaning Swimming or immersed (in or with something).
Meaning
Swimming or immersed (in or with something).
More Meanings
- Brimming with liquid.
Example Sentences
eyes aswim with tears
[…] his mind was aswim with imagined conspiracies;
[…] he looked to our own Greek diet—our eggplant aswim in tomato sauce, our cucumber dressings and fish-egg spreads […]
By this generous, almost communistic imagery, we are all aswim in the same great gene pool, or fishers from the river of human perpetuity. If my line comes up empty, perhaps you will share your catch with me.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include underwater, embracingly, wavewise, shipwide, influent, on board.
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