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swimming

SWIM-ing/ˈswɪmɪŋ/

Pluralswimmings (some meanings)

3 meanings of swimming

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  1. 1
    noununcountable
    Moving through water by using your arms and legs to stay up.

    Like a dog paddling to keep its head above the water.

    Swimming is great exercise for your whole body.

    She learned swimming at the pool near her house.

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  2. 2
    verb
    Present participle and gerund of swim. Use this form for something happening now.

    The children are swimming in the lake right now.

    We love swimming on hot summer afternoons.

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  3. 3
    nouncountable or uncountable
    A dizzy feeling, as if the room is spinning around you.

    Like spinning around fast and feeling the room keep turning.

    A sudden swimming in her head made her sit down.

    He felt a swimming come over him when he stood up too fast.

    Similardizziness, giddiness, vertigo

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swimming is a form of swim

swim, verb: To move through water by using your arms, legs, or fins, without touching the bottom. Full entry

Forms
swimswims he/she/itswimming -ing formswam past tenseswum past participle
Spelling
swim → swimming: double the m, add -ing

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Origins

Meaning 1

From the verb "swim" (to move through water) plus "-ing".

Meaning 3

From the verb "swim" (to be dizzy) plus "-ing".