swimming

[swim-ing]

noun

1. the act of a person or thing that swims.

2. the skill or technique of a person who swims.

3. the sport of swimming.

adjective

1. pertaining to, characterized by, or capable of swimming.

2. used in or for swimming.

   swimming trunks.

3. immersed in or overflowing with water or some other liquid.

4. dizzy or giddy.

   a swimming head.

Other Word Forms

• swimmingness noun
• nonswimming adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of swimming¹

First recorded before 1000; Middle English; Old English swimmende (adjective). See swim, -ing ², -ing ¹

Example Sentences

They set him up by giving him dissolvable swimming shorts to wear in the pool.

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Elordi’s first memory growing up in Brisbane on the east coast of Australia is either his grandmother biting his butt or him careening down a blue slide into his swimming pool.

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While it is not expected to make landfall in the U.S., its effects are far-reaching, with life-threatening rip currents and surf along much of the East Coast that makes swimming dangerous.

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The man texted photos of rehabs that looked like Hollywood mansions for movie stars, with swimming pools and hot tubs.

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You can do this with easy cardio like walking, swimming or biking.

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