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swam

American  
[swam] / swæm /

verb

  1. the simple past tense of swim.


swam British  
/ swæm /

verb

  1. the past tense of swim

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A vision of our parents swam in front of me.

From Literature

It swam along the net, trying to escape.

From Literature

All the blood rushed from my head, and I put my head between my knees as dark spots swam in front of my eyes.

From Literature

After Porkchop swam off, several aquarium staffers gathered trash from the river, including roughly 20 golf balls, a Volkswagen car emblem, cut-up credit card, teal plastic line, a bottle cap.

From Los Angeles Times

Both species swam through open water in the same environment, yet they likely targeted different prey.

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