swimming

American  

[swim-ing] / ˈswɪm ɪŋ /

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.

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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

• nonswimming adjective
• swimmingness noun

Etymology

Origin of swimming

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

Example Sentences

Only US swimming great Michael Phelps, who won 23 gold medals, has more Olympic titles to his name.

From BBC

An AI-generated video shows a crowd of young - mostly black - men, wearing balaclavas and padded jackets, slipping down a water slide into a dirty swimming pool with litter bobbing on the surface.

From BBC

People like Vicki Judson, who has been swimming in the Potomac River for 25 years, want to know when the river will be safe.

From The Wall Street Journal

They liked it when Nim used words they knew, like coconut and fish, swimming and Keyhole Cove.

From Literature

Initially, “Lord of the Flies” is all childish adventure: swimming in a lagoon, climbing a mountain.

From The Wall Street Journal