English Explanatory Dictionary

swimming

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The act or art of sustaining and propelling the body in water.
noun
  1. The state of being dizzy or in vertigo.
verb
  1. present participle and gerund of swim

Pronunciation

/ˈswɪmɪŋ/ en-us-swimming.ogg /ˈswɪmiŋ/

Word forms

swimming swimmings

Etymology

From Middle English swymmynge. Equivalent to swim (“to move through water”, verb) + -ing (suffix forming gerunds).

Derived words

artistic swimming backswimming finswimming free-swimming ice swimming nightswimming nonswimming oblique-swimming triplefin paraswimming swimingness swimming bath swimming bell swimming briefs swimming cap swimming costume swimming crab swimming diaper swimming goggles swimming hole swimming nappy swimming pool swimming shorts swimming stone swimming trunks synchronised swimming synchronized swimming upswimming wild swimming
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