swimming
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swimming¹
- /ˈswɪmɪŋ/
- /ˈswɪmiŋ/
Rhymes with -ɪmɪŋ
Where it comes from
From Middle English swymmynge. Equivalent to swim (“to move through water”, verb) + -ing (suffix forming gerunds).
noun swimmings
- The act or art of sustaining and propelling the body in water. Triathlon competitors take part in open water swimming.
swimming²
- /ˈswɪmɪŋ/
- /ˈswɪmiŋ/
Rhymes with -ɪmɪŋ
Where it comes from
From swim (“to be dizzy”, verb) + -ing (suffix forming gerunds).
noun swimmings
- The state of being dizzy or in vertigo. Then I take my pipe of Tabacco, sitting close by a warme fire, the space of halfe an houre and more, vntill the giddinesse and swimming in my head be past, and the medicine also haue done it feate : then I vse to gargle my mouth with a cuppe of beere, well warmed with a toste.
swimming³
- /ˈswɪmɪŋ/
- /ˈswɪmiŋ/
Rhymes with -ɪmɪŋ
Where it comes from
See the etymology of the corresponding lemma form.
verb
- present participle and gerund of swim
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: watery, horizontal, liquid, tearful, naiant, natation, aquatics, sai, sail, soaking, pool, bath, bathing, beach, bathroom, aquatic
Translations
Every language
noun human activity of moving oneself through water
| Español | natación, nadadura, nado |
|---|---|
| 한국어 | 수영 suyeong |
| 日本語 | 水泳 suiei |
| 中文 | 游泳 yóuyǒng, 游 yóu, 泳 yǒng |
| हिन्दी | तैराकी tairākī |
| Português | natação |
| Français | natation, nage |
| Deutsch | Schwimmen |
| Italiano | nuoto |
| Ελληνικά | κολύμβηση kolýmvisi |
| Română | înot |
| Русский | пла́вание plávanije |
| Tiếng Việt | bơi lội |
| العربية | سِبَاحَة sibāḥa |
| עברית | שְׂחִיָּה s'khiyá |
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title = {swimming},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
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urldate = {2026-11-06}
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