swimming
noun
adjective
Origin of swimming
swim
verb (used without object), swam, swum, swim·ming.
verb (used with object), swam, swum, swim·ming.
noun
Origin of swim
Related Words for swimming
floating, natation, aquatics, vertigo, giddiness, dizziness, bathing, natant, natatorial, natatoryExamples from the Web for swimming
Contemporary Examples of swimming
Marvin takes off his T-shirt and dives into his swimming pool.
Obviously, Dominic West can carry on swimming as much as he likes.
His swimming led him back to meet the woman he had gently smiled at in the first episode.
One of the three, Ralph Goodwin, is said to have drowned while swimming at a beach outside Havana.
Each room has its own swimming pool and sliding walls made of glass.
Historical Examples of swimming
Thoughts of crossing the stream by swimming occurred to him.
Brave and BoldHoratio Alger
Now the full moon had risen, and the world was swimming in silver light.
Buried Cities, Part 2Jennie Hall
The walls are painted with trees and birds and swimming fish and statues.
Buried Cities: Pompeii, Olympia, MycenaeJennie Hall
And the bathers plunge into the swimming tank with loud splashes.
Buried Cities: Pompeii, Olympia, MycenaeJennie Hall
There was a golden drinking cup with swimming fish on its sides.
Buried Cities: Pompeii, Olympia, MycenaeJennie Hall