diving
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diving
- /ˈdaɪ.vɪŋ/
Rhymes with -aɪvɪŋ
Where it comes from
By surface analysis, dive + -ing.
verb
- present participle and gerund of dive
noun divings
- The action of the verb to dive in any sense.
- The sport of jumping into water, often acrobatically.
- Descending below the surface of the water to interact with the environment.
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The act of pretending to be tripped or brought to the ground by an opposition player in order to secure an undeserved penalty.
Similar: flopping
adjective
- That or who dives or dive.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: diving event, diver, swim, scuba, springboard, plunging, plunge, submergence, sinking, dipping, dumpster, ride, submarine, plank, downwelling, deck
Translations
Every language
noun practice of swimming underwater
| Español | buceo, submarinismo |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 다이빙 daibing |
| 日本語 | ダイビング daibingu |
| 中文 | 潛水 /潜水 qiánshuǐ |
| Français | plongée sous-marine |
| Deutsch | Tauchen |
| Italiano | subacquea |
| Ελληνικά | κατάδυση katádysi |
| Русский | ныря́ние nyrjánije, да́йвинг dájving, подво́дное пла́вание podvódnoje plávanije |
| עברית | צלילה |
noun action of the verb "to dive"
| Español | zambullida, zambullidura, zambullón, zambullimiento, zabullida, zabullidura |
|---|---|
| Français | plongeon |
| Ελληνικά | κατάδυση katádysi |
| Русский | ныря́ние nyrjánije |
noun sport of jumping head first into water
| Español | clavado, clavada, clavadismo |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 跳水 tiàoshuǐ |
| Français | plongeon |
| Deutsch | Wasserspringen |
| Italiano | tuffi |
| Ελληνικά | καταδύσεις katadýseis |
| Русский | ныря́ние nyrjánije, прыжки́ в во́ду pryžkí v vódu |
| العربية | غَطس |
| עברית | קפיצה למים |
noun act of pretending to be tripped
| Español | piscinazo |
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title = {diving},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
