Definition of Swimming. Meaning of Swimming. Synonyms of Swimming

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Definition of Swimming

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Swimming Swim"ming, n. The act of one who swims.
Swimming
Swimming Swim"ming, a. [From Swim to be dizzy.] Being in a state of vertigo or dizziness; as, a swimming brain.
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Swimming Swim"ming, n. Vertigo; dizziness; as, a swimming in the head. --Dryden.
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Swim Swim, v. i. [imp. Swamor Swum; p. p. Swum; p. pr. & vb. n. Swimming.] [AS. swimman; akin to D. zwemmen, OHG. swimman, G. schwimmen, Icel. svimma, Dan. sw["o]mme, Sw. simma. Cf. Sound an air bladder, a strait.] 1. To be supported by water or other fluid; not to sink; to float; as, any substance will swim, whose specific gravity is less than that of the fluid in which it is immersed. 2. To move progressively in water by means of strokes with the hands and feet, or the fins or the tail. Leap in with me into this angry flood, And swim to yonder point. --Shak. 3. To be overflowed or drenched. --Ps. vi. 6. Sudden the ditches swell, the meadows swim. --Thomson. 4. Fig.: To be as if borne or floating in a fluid. [They] now swim in joy. --Milton. 5. To be filled with swimming animals. [Obs.] [Streams] that swim full of small fishes. --Chaucer.
Swimming
Swimming Swim"ming, a. 1. That swims; capable of swimming; adapted to, or used in, swimming; as, a swimming bird; a swimming motion. 2. Suffused with moisture; as, swimming eyes. Swimming bell (Zo["o]l.), a nectocalyx. See Illust. under Siphonophora. Swimming crab (Zo["o]l.), any one of numerous species of marine crabs, as those of the family Protunid[ae], which have some of the joints of one or more pairs of legs flattened so as to serve as fins.

Meaning of Swimming from wikipedia

- Swimming is the self-propulsion of a person through water, such as sal****er or freshwater environments, usually for recreation, sport, exercise, or survival...
- A swimming pool, swimming bath, wading pool, paddling pool, or simply pool, is a structure designed to hold water to enable swimming and ****ociated activities...
- Swimming is an individual or team racing sport that requires the use of one's entire body to move through water. The sport takes place in pools or open...
- swimming is the practice of swimming without clothing, whether in natural bodies of water or in swimming pools. A colloquial term for nude swimming is...
- Synchronized swimming (in British English, synchronised swimming), also known as artistic swimming, is a sport where swimmers perform a synchronized c****ographed...
- Human swimming typically consists of repeating a specific body motion or swimming stroke to propel the body forward. There are many kinds of strokes,...
- Swimming with Sharks (also known as The Boss and Buddy Factor) is a 1994 American satirical black comedy film written and directed by George Huang and...
- bathing attire, swimming costume, bathing costume, swimming suit, swimmers, swimming togs, bathers, cossie (short for "costume"), or swimming trunks (swimwear...
- Medley swimming is a combination of four different swimming strokes (freestyle (usually front crawl), backstroke, ****troke, butterfly) into one race...
- included 5 aquatics disciplines: swimming (long course/50m pool), diving, synchronised swimming, open water swimming and high diving. Prior to 1999, the...