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- Swimming
noun [ U ] uk / ˈswɪm.ɪŋ / us / ˈswɪm.ɪŋ /. Add to word...
- Swimming
Swimming is an activity that involves moving through the water using your arms and legs. One of the best ways to cool off on a hot summer day is swimming in a cold lake or pool. Swimming is both a casual activity and a serious sport.
Synonyms for SWIMMING: spinning, whirling, turning, swirling, reeling, sailing, hovering, floating; Antonyms of SWIMMING: collecting, calming, settling, steadying, sinking, diving, plunging, lunging.
noun [ U ] uk / ˈswɪm.ɪŋ / us / ˈswɪm.ɪŋ /. Add to word list. A2. the activity or sport of swimming: The doctor recommended swimming as the best all-round exercise. a swimming instructor / lesson. See. swim.
swim. /swɪm/ IPA guide. Other forms: swimming; swam; swims; swum. When you move yourself through the water using your arms and legs, you swim. If you live near the ocean, it's probably a good idea to learn how to swim.
to move along in or cross (a body of water) by swimming: to swim a lake. to perform (a particular stroke) in swimming: to swim a sidestroke. to cause to swim or float, as on a stream.
1. (intransitive) to move along in water, etc, by means of movements of the body or parts of the body, esp the arms and legs, or (in the case of fish) tail and fins. 2. (transitive) to cover (a distance or stretch of water) in this way. 3. (transitive)
