Swimming
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /ˈswɪmɪŋ/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Swimming is a noun meaning The act or art of sustaining and propelling the body in water.
Meaning
The act or art of sustaining and propelling the body in water.
More Meanings
- The state of being dizzy or in vertigo.
- present participle and gerund of swim
Example Sentences
Triathlon competitors take part in open water swimming.
Swimmings of the head and intestinal pains seemed the prelude of dissolution.
The daring adventures of the American people in their scalings of the Alps and the Rocky mountains and in their swimmings across the Niagara rapids […]
Though we don’t all reach nirvana when we swim, swimming may well be that last refuge from connectivity — and, for some, the only way to find the solitary self.
Word Forms
- swimmings
Synonyms for swimming
Depending on context, synonyms include tearful, watery, naiant, liquid, horizontal, swim.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include watery, horizontal, liquid, tearful, naiant, natation.
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