What does swimming mean?

Definitions for swimming
ˈswɪm ɪŋswim·ming

This dictionary definitions page includes all the possible meanings, example usage and translations of the word swimming.

Princeton's WordNet

  1. swimming, swimadjective

    the act of swimming

    "it was the swimming they enjoyed most": "they took a short swim in the pool"

  2. liquid, swimmingadjective

    filled or brimming with tears

    "swimming eyes"; "sorrow made the eyes of many grow liquid"

  3. naiant, swimmingadjective

    applied to a fish depicted horizontally

Wiktionary

  1. swimmingnoun

    The action of the verb "to swim".

  2. swimmingnoun

    The activity of moving oneself through water using one's arms and legs while buoyed up by the water, carried out by humans for amusement, exercise, sport or entertainment.

Wikipedia

  1. Swimming

    Swimming is the self-propulsion of a person through water, or a liquid substance, usually for recreation, sport, exercise, or survival. Locomotion is achieved through coordinated movement of the limbs and the body. Humans can hold their breath underwater and undertake rudimentary locomotive swimming within weeks of birth, as a survival response.Swimming is consistently among the top public recreational activities, and in some countries, swimming lessons are a compulsory part of the educational curriculum. As a formalized sport, swimming features in a range of local, national, and international competitions, including every modern Summer Olympics.

ChatGPT

  1. swimming

    Swimming is a physical activity or sport in which an individual moves through water either for leisure, exercise, or competition. It typically involves the use of the whole body, especially the arms and legs, to propel one's self forward or stay afloat. Swimming can take place in a range of settings such as pools, lakes, rivers, or the sea and encompasses various styles such as freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke or butterfly.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Swimming

    of Swim

  2. Swimmingadjective

    that swims; capable of swimming; adapted to, or used in, swimming; as, a swimming bird; a swimming motion

  3. Swimmingadjective

    suffused with moisture; as, swimming eyes

  4. Swimmingnoun

    the act of one who swims

  5. Swimmingadjective

    being in a state of vertigo or dizziness; as, a swimming brain

  6. Swimmingnoun

    vertigo; dizziness; as, a swimming in the head

  7. Etymology: [From Swim to be dizzy.]

Wikidata

  1. Swimming

    Swimming is a water based sport governed by the Fédération Internationale de Natation.

U.S. National Library of Medicine

  1. Swimming

    An activity in which the body is propelled through water by specific movement of the arms and/or the legs. Swimming as propulsion through water by the movement of limbs, tail, or fins of animals is often studied as a form of PHYSICAL EXERTION or endurance.

Editors Contribution

  1. swimming

    The act and process of swim.

    Swimming is a great sport and way to have fun.


    Submitted by MaryC on February 26, 2020  

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British National Corpus

  1. Written Corpus Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'swimming' in Written Corpus Frequency: #2939

  2. Nouns Frequency

    Rank popularity for the word 'swimming' in Nouns Frequency: #2021

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of swimming in Chaldean Numerology is: 9

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of swimming in Pythagorean Numerology is: 8

Examples of swimming in a Sentence

  1. Pierpaolo Campostrini:

    If the crypt becomes a swimming pool, we'll face an unknown situation, the salt could cause a collapse of the vault, a risk that nobody wants to take.

  2. Carl BierThe 84-year-old retiree:

    Here's how I feel about it: When I was a kid, 16 years old, I got fined for swimming in a lake 'cause I didn't follow the rules, these people that we have coming across the border illegally are breaking the rules. I have no feelings for them at all.

  3. Cortni Borgerson:

    A shellfish allergy increases the likelihood that you will be allergic to cicada, so it’s better to be safe than sorry and abstain from land arthropods if you can’t eat their sea swimming cousins.

  4. Al Hussein:

    I started swimming when I was 5 years old. My father was my trainer in my country, Syria. I feel very comfortable when I’m in the water despite all the tiredness, all the training and effort I put in.

  5. Miki Dahlke:

    Records are made to be broken. I am a faster swimmer because of fast swimmers of the past, and the future of swimming will be faster because of the women at the top of the NCAA today.

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