swimming

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US /ˈswɪmɪŋ/ UK /ˈswɪmɪŋ/ See IPA manual

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Meanings

1

noun
The activity or sport of moving through water using your body.

Swimming is a great way to stay fit.
2

verb
The present participle of swim.

The children were swimming in the lake all afternoon.
3

adj
Filled with tears.

Her eyes were swimming as she said goodbye.

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Synonyms

1 noun · the activity or sport of... bathe

3 adj · filled with tears. liquid

Word family

Forms swimmings

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Phrases (1)

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swimming bath
a public pool or facility for swimming, especially in British usage

Noun + noun

Idioms (1)

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swimming naked
being exposed as unprepared or over-leveraged once market conditions turn

Proverbs (1)

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You only learn who has been swimming naked when the tide goes out

Etymology

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

swymmynge Middle English

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